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Gas stations in Carter County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Carter County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,796 of 2,358 scored counties
#74 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 25
- 23 chain locations (92%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $36M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,338 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.2
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,149
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Carter County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,796 of 2,358 scored counties and #74 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Carter County comes to about $36M a year: $3,338 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each station on map listings, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Carter County has 25 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 92%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.2, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Carter County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 568 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show Carter County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Carter County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Carter County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.2 | 15.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 568 | 912 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,338 | $2,887 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $51,235 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 223
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2523 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 Carter 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 Carter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,149−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,794
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 410 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $51,235+47.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,045
- Median home value
- $132,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,014
- Daytime population
- 23,638Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 92 | 18 | 7.8 | $4.6M | +4.9% | #14 of 2,358 |
| 2Spencer County, KY | 89 | 9 | 12.3 | $3.3M | +7.7% | #38 of 2,358 |
| 3Shelby County, KY | 84 | 22 | 11.9 | $2.8M | +6.2% | #88 of 2,358 |
| 4Pendleton County, KY | 83 | 6 | 11.0 | $3.2M | +1.1% | #95 of 2,358 |
| 5Green County, KY | 79 | 7 | 15.8 | $2.2M | +4.6% | #182 of 2,358 |
| 6Allen County, KY | 78 | 9 | 11.2 | $2.9M | +9.5% | #197 of 2,358 |
| 7Kenton County, KY | 77 | 59 | 8.8 | $3.3M | +3.9% | #214 of 2,358 |
| 8Edmonson County, KY | 77 | 6 | 11.8 | $2.7M | +5.0% | #221 of 2,358 |
| 9Boone County, KY | 76 | 65 | 12.8 | $2.5M | +6.5% | #241 of 2,358 |
| 10Jessamine County, KY | 75 | 19 | 9.5 | $3.1M | +7.8% | #256 of 2,358 |
| 74Carter County, KY | 35 | 25 | 23.2 | $1.4M | −1.7% | #1,796 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Carter 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 Carter County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 gas stations in Carter County. 23 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Carter County, KY spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $36M a year, or $3,338 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,794 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carter County, KY compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Carter County has 23.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.4M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Carter County would have about 15, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 568 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Carter County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Carter County at 26,149 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,794 households. Median household income in Carter County is $51,235, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 47.5%, 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. Carter County scores 35 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,796 of 2,358 scored counties.
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