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Gas stations in Estill County, KY

The gas stations in Estill County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #840 of 2,358 scored counties
#32 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
8
6 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.5M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,923 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.4
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,962
−1.4% 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

At $2,923 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Estill County spend about $17.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each station on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Estill County has 8 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 75%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.4, 23% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Estill County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 1,494 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Estill County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Estill County is 58 (upper middle), #840 of 2,358 scored counties and #32 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Estill 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.

Gas stations in Estill County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureEstill CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.415.210.9
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,4949121,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,923$2,887$2,595
Median household income$46,051$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score5839

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$272K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
86 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Estill 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 Estill County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,962−1.4% since 2020
Households
5,975
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
253 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$46,051+45.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,646
Median home value
$119,500
Jobs located here
2,327
Daytime population
10,655Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for gas stations, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Estill County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oldham County, KY92187.8$4.6M+4.9%#14 of 2,358
2Spencer County, KY89912.3$3.3M+7.7%#38 of 2,358
3Shelby County, KY842211.9$2.8M+6.2%#88 of 2,358
4Pendleton County, KY83611.0$3.2M+1.1%#95 of 2,358
5Green County, KY79715.8$2.2M+4.6%#182 of 2,358
6Allen County, KY78911.2$2.9M+9.5%#197 of 2,358
7Kenton County, KY77598.8$3.3M+3.9%#214 of 2,358
8Edmonson County, KY77611.8$2.7M+5.0%#221 of 2,358
9Boone County, KY766512.8$2.5M+6.5%#241 of 2,358
10Jessamine County, KY75199.5$3.1M+7.8%#256 of 2,358
32Estill County, KY58813.4$2.2M−1.4%#840 of 2,358

Other business types in Estill County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Estill County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 gas stations in Estill County. 6 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 Estill County, KY spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $17.5M a year, or $2,923 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,975 households in Estill County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Estill County, KY compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Estill County has 13.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.2M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Estill County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,494 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Estill County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Estill County at 13,962 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,975 households. Median household income in Estill County is $46,051, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.3%, 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. Estill County scores 58 for gas stations (upper middle), #840 of 2,358 scored counties.

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

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