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Gas stations in Lyon County, KS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Lyon County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,310 of 2,358 scored counties
#22 of 38 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
18
14 chain locations (78%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$37.3M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,764 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.4
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,266
+0.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 gas stations in Lyon County. 14 of them (78%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 13.4 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in Lyon County spend about $37.3M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,764 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each station on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Lyon County in 2023. That is one for every 843 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Lyon County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Lyon County is 47 (lower middle), #1,310 of 2,358 scored counties and #22 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.

How Lyon 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 Lyon County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureLyon CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.412.010.9
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment8431,1351,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.9%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,764$2,874$2,595
Median household income$59,912$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score4751

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 16
Employees, 2023
190
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1814 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Lyon 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 Lyon County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,266+0.5% since 2020
Households
13,481
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
848 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$59,912+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,670
Median home value
$150,600
Jobs located here
15,683
Daytime population
30,207Residents 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 Lyon 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
22Lyon County, KS471813.4$2.1M+0.5%#1,310 of 2,358

Other business types in Lyon County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Lyon County, KS?

There are 18 gas stations on map listings in Lyon County as of September 2026. 14 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $37.3M a year, or $2,764 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,481 households in Lyon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lyon County has 13.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Lyon County would have about 16, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 843 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Lyon County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Lyon County at 32,266 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,481 households. The median household income in Lyon County is $59,912 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Lyon County scores 47 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,310 of 2,358 scored counties.

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 Lyon County

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