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Gas stations in Sumner County, KS

How Sumner 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #621 of 2,358 scored counties
#14 of 38 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
11
6 chain locations (55%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.2M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,256 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.3
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,312
−0.1% 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 11 gas stations in Sumner County. Chain locations make up 55% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 12.3 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in Sumner County spend about $29.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,256 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each station on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Sumner County in 2023. That is one for every 815 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Sumner County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Sumner County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #621 of 2,358 scored counties and #14 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.

How Sumner 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 Sumner County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureSumner CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.312.010.9
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment8151,1351,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.9%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,256$2,874$2,595
Median household income$63,951$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score6351

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 11
Employees, 2023
119
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
116 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Sumner 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 Sumner County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,312−0.1% since 2020
Households
8,970
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,182 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$63,951+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,070
Median home value
$135,100
Jobs located here
5,367
Daytime population
17,716Residents 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 Sumner 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
14Sumner County, KS631112.3$2.7M−0.1%#621 of 2,358

Other business types in Sumner County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Sumner County, KS?

There are 11 gas stations on map listings in Sumner County as of September 2026. 6 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $29.2M a year, or $3,256 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,970 households in Sumner County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sumner County has 12.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.7M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Sumner County would have about 12, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 815 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Sumner County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Sumner County at 22,312 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,970 households. The median household income in Sumner County is $63,951 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. Sumner County scores 63 for gas stations (upper middle), #621 of 2,358 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Sumner County

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