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Gas stations in Cowley County, KS
The gas stations in Cowley County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,313 of 2,358 scored counties
#23 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 20
- 14 chain locations (70%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,888 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,382
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Cowley County comes to about $38.7M a year: $2,888 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 20 gas stations, that is $1.9M per station, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Cowley County has 20 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 70%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 14.9 per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Cowley County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 892 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $4.9M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Cowley County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cowley County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Cowley County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,313 of 2,358 scored counties and #23 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.
How Cowley County compares
The same measures for Kansas 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.
| Measure | Cowley County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 12.0 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 892 | 1,135 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,888 | $2,874 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $57,878 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 123
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2014 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $4.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Cowley 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 Cowley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,382−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 13,387
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,126 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $57,878+15.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,245
- Median home value
- $120,900
- Jobs located here
- 13,490
- Daytime population
- 33,626Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kansas
| 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 |
| 23Cowley County, KS | 47 | 20 | 14.9 | $1.9M | −0.4% | #1,313 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Cowley County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Cowley County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 gas stations in Cowley County. 14 of them (70%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Cowley County, KS spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $38.7M a year, or $2,888 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,387 households in Cowley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cowley County, KS compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Cowley County has 14.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.9M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Cowley County would have about 16, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 892 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Cowley County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Cowley County at 34,382 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,387 households. Median household income in Cowley County is $57,878, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.5%, 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. Cowley County scores 47 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,313 of 2,358 scored counties.
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