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Gas stations in Franklin County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Franklin County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,328 of 2,358 scored counties
#24 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 22
- 20 chain locations (91%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.3M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,201 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.1
- 94% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,299
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Franklin County spend about $33.3M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,201 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per station, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 22 gas stations on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 91% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 21.1 for every 10,000 households, 94% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Franklin County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 801 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Franklin County is 47 (lower middle), #1,328 of 2,358 scored counties and #24 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.1 | 12.0 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 801 | 1,135 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,201 | $2,874 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $77,207 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 253
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2220 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,299+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 10,409
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 572 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $77,207+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,587
- Median home value
- $198,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,357
- Daytime population
- 23,076Residents 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 Franklin 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 |
| 24Franklin County, KS | 47 | 22 | 21.1 | $1.5M | +1.1% | #1,328 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 Franklin County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 gas stations in Franklin County. 20 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Franklin County, KS spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $33.3M a year, or $3,201 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,409 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, KS compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Franklin County has 21.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 94% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.5M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Franklin County would have about 14, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 801 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 26,299 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,409 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $77,207, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.5%, 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. Franklin County scores 47 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,328 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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