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Gas stations in Dickinson County, KS
How Dickinson County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,079 of 2,358 scored counties
#18 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 13
- 12 chain locations (92%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,342 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.2
- 49% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,637
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 gas stations in Dickinson County. Chain locations make up 92% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 16.2 per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $3,342 per household (29% above the U.S. average), households in Dickinson County spend about $26.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $2.1M per station, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Dickinson County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 573 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dickinson County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dickinson County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,079 of 2,358 scored counties and #18 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.
How Dickinson 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 | Dickinson County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.2 | 12.0 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 573 | 1,135 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,342 | $2,874 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $68,417 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 163
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1312 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 Dickinson 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 Dickinson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,637+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,016
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 847 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $68,417+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,390
- Median home value
- $146,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,262
- Daytime population
- 16,749Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for gas stations, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Dickinson County marked.
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 |
| 18Dickinson County, KS | 52 | 13 | 16.2 | $2.1M | +1.4% | #1,079 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Dickinson 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 Dickinson County, KS?
Dickinson County has 13 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Dickinson County, KS spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $26.8M a year, or $3,342 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,016 households in Dickinson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dickinson County, KS compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Dickinson County has 16.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.1M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Dickinson County would have about 11, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 573 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Dickinson County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Dickinson County at 18,637 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,016 households. The median household income in Dickinson County is $68,417 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Dickinson County scores 52 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,079 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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