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Gas stations in Winneshiek County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Winneshiek County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.5M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,138 a household
Spending per listing
$8.5M
3.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
66% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,733
−1.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 gas stations in Winneshiek County. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Winneshiek County comes to about $25.5M a year: $3,138 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. That works out to $8.5M per station, 3.6 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Winneshiek County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,017 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Winneshiek County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 gas stations on map listings, Winneshiek County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Winneshiek County compares

The same measures for Iowa and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all gasoline and other fuels by the gas stations counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Gas stations in Winneshiek County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureWinneshiek CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.710.410.9
Spending per listing$8.5M$2.8M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,0177831,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.8%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,138$2,867$2,595
Median household income$79,066$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 8
Employees, 2023
138
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Winneshiek County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Winneshiek County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,733−1.6% since 2020
Households
8,139
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
690 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$79,066+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,242
Median home value
$259,200
Jobs located here
9,885
Daytime population
19,997Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for gas stations, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Winneshiek County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dallas County, IA82204.7$6.1M+17.8%#105 of 2,358
2Warren County, IA81157.3$4.3M+9.0%#126 of 2,358
3Madison County, IA7669.0$3.6M+3.8%#232 of 2,358
4Boone County, IA7487.3$4.3M+0.4%#281 of 2,358
5Johnson County, IA72446.9$3.7M+4.6%#334 of 2,358
6Polk County, IA71924.5$6M+4.8%#358 of 2,358
7Story County, IA71307.7$3.5M+2.7%#362 of 2,358
8Marshall County, IA67117.1$4.3M−0.5%#475 of 2,358
9Marion County, IA661612.0$2.7M+2.3%#518 of 2,358
10Plymouth County, IA6387.8$4.1M0.0%#609 of 2,358
Winneshiek County, IANot scored33.7$8.5M−1.6%

Other business types in Winneshiek County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Winneshiek County, IA?

There are 3 gas stations on map listings in Winneshiek County as of September 2026. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Winneshiek County, IA spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $25.5M a year, or $3,138 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $8.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,139 households in Winneshiek County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Winneshiek County, IA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Winneshiek County has 3.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $8.5M, 3.6 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Winneshiek County would have about 11, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,017 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Winneshiek County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Winneshiek County at 19,733 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,139 households. The median household income in Winneshiek County is $79,066 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Winneshiek County has no market score for gas stations: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Winneshiek County

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