Market rankings · Kansas
Gas stations in Kansas
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Kansas, ranked by the Groundwork market score for gas stations, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,412
- 1,130 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 1,034
- −2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.4B
- On gasoline and other fuels
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 10% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #23 of 51
- Market score 51 · Upper middle
A site report maps the gas stations on map listings around any address in Kansas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 1,412 gas stations on map listings in Kansas as of September 2026. Of those, 1,130 are chain locations, or 80%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 12.0 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Kansas spend about $3.4B a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,874 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 1,412 gas stations, that is $2.4M per station, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Kansas was 1,034 in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,135 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 3.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $21M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Kansas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kansas ranks #23 for gas stations, with a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Wichita metro area scores highest (78). Of the 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the McPherson area scores highest (77).
Every market in Kansas for gas stations
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kansas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wichita, KS | 78 | 135 | 5.3 | $5.3M | +2.4% | #22 of 387 |
| 2Lawrence, KS | 68 | 35 | 6.9 | $3.7M | +1.8% | #74 of 387 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 57 | 983 | 11.0 | $2.5M | +3.4% | #151 of 387 |
| 3Manhattan, KS | 57 | 60 | 11.7 | $2.4M | +1.4% | #152 of 387 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 42 | 113 | 14.2 | $2M | +3.9% | #252 of 387 |
| 4Topeka, KS | 41 | 124 | 12.8 | $2.2M | +0.1% | #257 of 387 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 16 | 98 | 20.9 | $1.3M | −2.0% | #373 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1McPherson, KS | 77 | 13 | 10.7 | $2.9M | −0.4% | #40 of 536 |
| 2Hutchinson, KS | 73 | 13 | 5.1 | $5.7M | −0.6% | #58 of 536 |
| 3Atchison, KS | 65 | 6 | 10.5 | $2.8M | −0.9% | #111 of 536 |
| 4Salina, KS | 59 | 26 | 10.4 | $2.7M | −1.4% | #170 of 536 |
| 5Hays, KS | 57 | 20 | 16.3 | $1.9M | +0.4% | #196 of 536 |
| 6Ottawa, KS | 57 | 22 | 21.1 | $1.5M | +1.1% | #201 of 536 |
| 7Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 56 | 20 | 14.9 | $1.9M | −0.4% | #209 of 536 |
| 8Emporia, KS | 53 | 21 | 14.4 | $2M | +0.4% | #235 of 536 |
| 9Pittsburg, KS | 44 | 31 | 19.6 | $1.4M | +0.1% | #334 of 536 |
| 10Dodge City, KS | 43 | 24 | 20.3 | $1.5M | −0.6% | #346 of 536 |
| 11Garden City, KS | 42 | 39 | 29.5 | $1M | −2.1% | #365 of 536 |
| 12Great Bend, KS | 38 | 17 | 16.4 | $1.7M | −2.5% | #396 of 536 |
| 13Liberal, KS | 25 | 18 | 24.8 | $1.1M | −3.6% | #487 of 536 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pottawatomie County, KS | 89 | 8 | 8.5 | $3.9M | +6.9% | #34 of 2,358 |
| 2Butler County, KS | 84 | 20 | 7.9 | $4.2M | +3.1% | #84 of 2,358 |
| 3Johnson County, KS | 81 | 148 | 5.9 | $4.7M | +4.2% | #123 of 2,358 |
| 4Sedgwick County, KS | 76 | 92 | 4.4 | $6.1M | +2.6% | #228 of 2,358 |
| 5Leavenworth County, KS | 76 | 36 | 11.9 | $2.6M | +3.2% | #239 of 2,358 |
| 6Miami County, KS | 76 | 20 | 14.6 | $2.2M | +5.9% | #243 of 2,358 |
| 7Harvey County, KS | 73 | 12 | 8.8 | $3.5M | −1.2% | #318 of 2,358 |
| 8Jackson County, KS | 72 | 7 | 14.0 | $2.5M | +1.5% | #349 of 2,358 |
| 9Douglas County, KS | 70 | 35 | 6.9 | $3.7M | +1.8% | #396 of 2,358 |
| 10Cherokee County, KS | 69 | 7 | 8.9 | $3.6M | −1.0% | #425 of 2,358 |
| 11Reno County, KS | 67 | 13 | 5.1 | $5.7M | −0.6% | #473 of 2,358 |
| 12Riley County, KS | 67 | 25 | 9.0 | $3M | +0.8% | #480 of 2,358 |
| 13McPherson County, KS | 66 | 13 | 10.7 | $2.9M | −0.4% | #516 of 2,358 |
| 14Sumner County, KS | 63 | 11 | 12.3 | $2.7M | −0.1% | #621 of 2,358 |
| 15Jefferson County, KS | 60 | 10 | 13.5 | $2.6M | −0.2% | #739 of 2,358 |
| 16Atchison County, KS | 56 | 6 | 10.5 | $2.8M | −0.9% | #898 of 2,358 |
| 17Shawnee County, KS | 53 | 87 | 11.5 | $2.3M | 0.0% | #1,025 of 2,358 |
| 18Dickinson County, KS | 52 | 13 | 16.2 | $2.1M | +1.4% | #1,079 of 2,358 |
| 19Saline County, KS | 51 | 24 | 10.7 | $2.5M | −1.6% | #1,109 of 2,358 |
| 20Marion County, KS | 50 | 11 | 23.2 | $1.4M | −1.3% | #1,183 of 2,358 |
| 21Ellis County, KS | 49 | 20 | 16.3 | $1.9M | +0.4% | #1,217 of 2,358 |
| 22Lyon County, KS | 47 | 18 | 13.4 | $2.1M | +0.5% | #1,310 of 2,358 |
| 23Cowley County, KS | 47 | 20 | 14.9 | $1.9M | −0.4% | #1,313 of 2,358 |
| 24Franklin County, KS | 47 | 22 | 21.1 | $1.5M | +1.1% | #1,328 of 2,358 |
| 25Osage County, KS | 45 | 11 | 17.1 | $1.9M | −0.3% | #1,395 of 2,358 |
Show all 105 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Wyandotte County, KS | 41 | 123 | 20.0 | $1.4M | +1.0% | #1,566 of 2,358 |
| 27Nemaha County, KS | 41 | 12 | 29.8 | $1.1M | −2.1% | #1,571 of 2,358 |
| 28Neosho County, KS | 37 | 13 | 20.1 | $1.5M | −1.7% | #1,717 of 2,358 |
| 29Crawford County, KS | 37 | 31 | 19.6 | $1.4M | +0.1% | #1,722 of 2,358 |
| 30Finney County, KS | 37 | 39 | 29.5 | $1M | −2.1% | #1,730 of 2,358 |
| 31Ford County, KS | 36 | 24 | 20.3 | $1.5M | −0.6% | #1,758 of 2,358 |
| 32Geary County, KS | 35 | 27 | 19.1 | $1.3M | −1.2% | #1,797 of 2,358 |
| 33Montgomery County, KS | 35 | 28 | 21.7 | $1.3M | −3.9% | #1,801 of 2,358 |
| 34Bourbon County, KS | 34 | 11 | 18.8 | $1.6M | −0.1% | #1,826 of 2,358 |
| 35Barton County, KS | 33 | 17 | 16.4 | $1.7M | −2.5% | #1,853 of 2,358 |
| 36Labette County, KS | 30 | 20 | 24.8 | $1.2M | −2.4% | #1,967 of 2,358 |
| 37Seward County, KS | 23 | 18 | 24.8 | $1.1M | −3.6% | #2,167 of 2,358 |
| 38Allen County, KS | 20 | 18 | 35.9 | $827K | −1.8% | #2,215 of 2,358 |
| Marshall County, KS | Not scored | 10 | 23.9 | $1.4M | −1.7% | |
| Linn County, KS | Not scored | 12 | 27.6 | $1.2M | +3.7% | |
| Rice County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 13.5 | $2.3M | −1.2% | |
| Brown County, KS | Not scored | 9 | 23.7 | $1.2M | −4.0% | |
| Pratt County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 14.4 | $2M | −0.2% | |
| Cloud County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 10.5 | $2.8M | −2.0% | |
| Wilson County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 19.9 | $1.6M | −3.3% | |
| Coffey County, KS | Not scored | 15 | 42.3 | $791K | +1.3% | |
| Clay County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 5.7 | $5.5M | −1.7% | |
| Thomas County, KS | Not scored | 10 | 31.9 | $974K | −2.5% | |
| Anderson County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 15.6 | $2.1M | +2.3% | |
| Doniphan County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 18.4 | $1.8M | +1.7% | |
| Grant County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 25.2 | $1.1M | −4.0% | |
| Kingman County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 19.0 | $1.7M | −5.4% | |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Not scored | 9 | 33.5 | $1.1M | +1.8% | |
| Russell County, KS | Not scored | 10 | 32.3 | $917K | −1.4% | |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Not scored | 8 | 32.6 | $990K | −1.7% | |
| Pawnee County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 8.4 | $3.5M | −4.2% | |
| Greenwood County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 26.3 | $1.3M | −2.3% | |
| Sherman County, KS | Not scored | 9 | 36.7 | $964K | −2.4% | |
| Ottawa County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 8.3 | $4M | +0.3% | |
| Mitchell County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 11.2 | $2.8M | −3.2% | |
| Gray County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 23.4 | $1.5M | +0.1% | |
| Washington County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 16.9 | $1.8M | −0.2% | |
| Harper County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 27.2 | $1.1M | −1.8% | |
| Norton County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 20.0 | $1.5M | −3.0% | |
| Morris County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 19.6 | $1.6M | −0.3% | |
| Stevens County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 21.2 | $1.6M | −4.9% | |
| Scott County, KS | Not scored | 9 | 39.3 | $739K | −6.3% | |
| Phillips County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 22.0 | $1.4M | −4.8% | |
| Rooks County, KS | Not scored | 10 | 46.8 | $701K | −4.9% | |
| Republic County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 20.0 | $1.5M | −0.8% | |
| Barber County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 27.4 | $1.1M | −2.9% | |
| Stafford County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 31.7 | $1M | −1.3% | |
| Meade County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 39.9 | $787K | −5.1% | |
| Kearny County, KS | Not scored | 10 | 70.1 | $510K | −2.0% | |
| Haskell County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 42.8 | $717K | −4.2% | |
| Smith County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 31.7 | $1M | 0.0% | |
| Osborne County, KS | Not scored | 10 | 63.3 | $499K | −5.8% | |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Not scored | 8 | 59.0 | $533K | −1.9% | |
| Woodson County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 23.9 | $1.3M | +0.7% | |
| Rush County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 14.4 | $2.3M | −3.2% | |
| Lincoln County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 15.6 | $2.4M | −3.0% | |
| Jewell County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.6 | $4.3M | −3.3% | |
| Gove County, KS | Not scored | 8 | 68.5 | $496K | −3.0% | |
| Edwards County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.6% | |
| Trego County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 14.6 | $2.4M | −2.5% | |
| Decatur County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 22.6 | $1.5M | −1.7% | |
| Logan County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 56.4 | $561K | −2.9% | |
| Ness County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 60.3 | $613K | −2.1% | |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 33.1 | $971K | −0.3% | |
| Morton County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 30.9 | $1.1M | −8.4% | |
| Chase County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 26.2 | $1.3M | −0.1% | |
| Rawlins County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.3% | |
| Hamilton County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 66.1 | $563K | +0.4% | |
| Elk County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Sheridan County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 20.3 | $1.7M | −0.8% | |
| Kiowa County, KS | Not scored | 8 | 83.8 | $424K | −1.0% | |
| Graham County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 16.8 | $1.9M | −1.4% | |
| Wichita County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 60.7 | $612K | −5.5% | |
| Stanton County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 11.7 | $2.2M | −4.5% | |
| Clark County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 12.7 | $2.6M | −3.8% | |
| Comanche County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 12.1 | $2.4M | −0.4% | |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 57.4 | $595K | −7.0% | |
| Lane County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 14.1 | $2.5M | −3.8% | |
| Wallace County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 66.8 | $546K | −4.7% | |
| Greeley County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 18.5 | $1.7M | −7.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 gas stations on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many gas stations are in Kansas?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,412 gas stations in Kansas. 1,130 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 1,034 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kansas spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $3.4B a year, or $2,874 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,412 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,174,060 households in Kansas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kansas compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Kansas has 12.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Kansas would have about 1,415, against 1,412 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,135 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Kansas has the highest market score for gas stations?
Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Wichita metro area scores highest, at 78 (high). Among 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the McPherson area scores highest, at 77 (high). Among 38 scored counties in Kansas, Pottawatomie County scores highest, at 89 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Kansas scores 51 for gas stations (upper middle), #23 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kansas. It maps the gas stations on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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