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Gas stations in Ellsworth County, KS

How Ellsworth County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
8
7 chain locations (88%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,228 a household
Spending per listing
$990K
58% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.6
3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,257
−1.7% 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

Households in Ellsworth County spend about $7.9M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,228 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That works out to $990K per station, 58% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Ellsworth County has 8 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (88%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 32.6 for every 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Ellsworth County in 2023. That is one for every 409 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ellsworth County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Ellsworth 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.

Gas stations in Ellsworth County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureEllsworth CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.612.010.9
Spending per listing$990K$2.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4091,1351,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.9%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,228$2,874$2,595
Median household income$65,560$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 6
Employees, 2023
58
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
87 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,257−1.7% since 2020
Households
2,453
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
716 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$65,560
Average household income
$92,313
Median home value
$114,900
Jobs located here
2,297
Daytime population
6,171Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Kansas

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

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pottawatomie County, KS8988.5$3.9M+6.9%#34 of 2,358
2Butler County, KS84207.9$4.2M+3.1%#84 of 2,358
3Johnson County, KS811485.9$4.7M+4.2%#123 of 2,358
4Sedgwick County, KS76924.4$6.1M+2.6%#228 of 2,358
5Leavenworth County, KS763611.9$2.6M+3.2%#239 of 2,358
6Miami County, KS762014.6$2.2M+5.9%#243 of 2,358
7Harvey County, KS73128.8$3.5M−1.2%#318 of 2,358
8Jackson County, KS72714.0$2.5M+1.5%#349 of 2,358
9Douglas County, KS70356.9$3.7M+1.8%#396 of 2,358
10Cherokee County, KS6978.9$3.6M−1.0%#425 of 2,358
Ellsworth County, KSNot scored832.6$990K−1.7%

Other business types in Ellsworth County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Ellsworth County, KS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 gas stations in Ellsworth County. 7 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Ellsworth County, KS spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $7.9M a year, or $3,228 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $990K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,453 households in Ellsworth County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ellsworth County, KS compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Ellsworth County has 32.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $990K, 58% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Ellsworth County would have about 3, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 409 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Ellsworth County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Ellsworth County at 6,257 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,453 households. Median household income in Ellsworth County is $65,560, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Ellsworth County

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