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Gas stations in Douglas County, KS
How Douglas 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #396 of 2,358 scored counties
#9 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 35
- 30 chain locations (86%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $130.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,595 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 57% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 120,920
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 gas stations in Douglas County. Of those, 30 are chain locations, or 86%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.9, 37% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Douglas County spend about $130.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,595 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 35 gas stations, that is $3.7M per station, 57% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Douglas County was 28 in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,800 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $319K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Douglas County.
Population estimates put the population change in Douglas County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Douglas County is 70 (upper middle), #396 of 2,358 scored counties and #9 of 38 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Douglas 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 | Douglas County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 12.0 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,800 | 1,135 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.4% | −2.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,595 | $2,874 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $69,746 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 28−3.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 364
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3530 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $319K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 120,920+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 50,406
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 264
- Median household income
- $69,746+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,109
- Median home value
- $309,400
- Jobs located here
- 51,342
- Daytime population
- 115,968Residents 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 Douglas 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 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 Douglas County, KS?
Douglas County has 35 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Douglas County, KS spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $130.8M a year, or $2,595 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,406 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, KS compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Douglas County has 6.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.7M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Douglas County would have about 55, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,800 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 120,920 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,406 households. The median household income in Douglas County is $69,746 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Douglas County scores 70 for gas stations (upper middle), #396 of 2,358 scored counties.
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