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Gas stations in Nemaha County, KS
How Nemaha 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,571 of 2,358 scored counties
#27 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 12
- 9 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,285 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.8
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,054
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 gas stations in Nemaha County. Chain locations make up 75% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.8, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Nemaha County comes to about $13.2M a year: $3,285 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. Spread across 12 gas stations, that is $1.1M per station, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Nemaha County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,008 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Nemaha County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Nemaha County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,571 of 2,358 scored counties and #27 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.
How Nemaha 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 | Nemaha County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.8 | 12.0 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,008 | 1,135 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,285 | $2,874 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $77,348 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 129 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Nemaha 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 Nemaha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,054−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,031
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 14
- Median household income
- $77,348+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,466
- Median home value
- $217,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,896
- Daytime population
- 10,592Residents 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 Nemaha 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 |
| 27Nemaha County, KS | 41 | 12 | 29.8 | $1.1M | −2.1% | #1,571 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Nemaha 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 Nemaha County, KS?
Nemaha County has 12 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Nemaha County, KS spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $13.2M a year, or $3,285 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,031 households in Nemaha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nemaha County, KS compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Nemaha County has 29.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.1M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Nemaha County would have about 6, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,008 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Nemaha County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Nemaha County at 10,054 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,031 households. The median household income in Nemaha County is $77,348 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Nemaha County scores 41 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,571 of 2,358 scored counties.
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