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Gas stations in Ford County, KS
How Ford 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,758 of 2,358 scored counties
#31 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 24
- 23 chain locations (96%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- −15.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,011 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.3
- 86% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,993
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,011 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Ford County spend about $35.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each station on map listings, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Ford County has 24 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 96% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.3, 86% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Ford County was 17 in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 694 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Ford County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gas stations, Ford County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,758 of 2,358 scored counties and #31 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.
How Ford 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 | Ford County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.3 | 12.0 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 694 | 1,135 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.0% | −2.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,011 | $2,874 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $70,781 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 17−15.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 257
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2423 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Ford 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 Ford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,993−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,796
- Median age
- 32.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,098 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $70,781+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,372
- Median home value
- $151,100
- Jobs located here
- 16,900
- Daytime population
- 35,172Residents 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 Ford 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 |
| 31Ford County, KS | 36 | 24 | 20.3 | $1.5M | −0.6% | #1,758 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Ford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Ford County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 gas stations in Ford County. 23 of them (96%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Ford County, KS spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $35.5M a year, or $3,011 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,796 households in Ford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ford County, KS compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Ford County has 20.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.5M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Ford County would have about 15, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 694 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Ford County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Ford County at 33,993 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,796 households. Median household income in Ford County is $70,781, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.9%, 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. Ford County scores 36 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,758 of 2,358 scored counties.
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