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Gas stations in the Frankfort, KY area
How the Frankfort, KY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #219 of 536 scored small-town markets
#6 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 65
- 62 chain locations (95%)
- Official establishments
- 42
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $96.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,983 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.1
- 84% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,874
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 65 gas stations in the Frankfort area. 62 of them (95%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.1, 84% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,983 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in the Frankfort area spend about $96.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $1.5M per station, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 42 businesses with payroll in the Frankfort area classed as gasoline stations, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 771 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Frankfort area grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in the Frankfort area is 55 (upper middle), #219 of 536 scored small-town markets and #6 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky.
How the Frankfort area 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 | Frankfort area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.1 | 15.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 771 | 912 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | −2.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,983 | $2,887 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $68,568 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 212
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6562 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 the Frankfort area, 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 the Frankfort area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 77,874+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 32,371
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 410 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 186
- Median household income
- $68,568+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,626
- Median home value
- $219,900
- Jobs located here
- 40,911
- Daytime population
- 82,633Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kentucky for gas stations, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with the Frankfort area marked.
Top small-town markets in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Murray, KY | 75 | 13 | 8.5 | $3.2M | +4.9% | #49 of 536 |
| 2Mayfield, KY | 63 | 20 | 14.1 | $2.1M | +1.4% | #134 of 536 |
| 3Richmond-Berea, KY | 59 | 90 | 18.2 | $1.6M | +7.0% | #179 of 536 |
| 4Glasgow, KY | 58 | 40 | 18.1 | $1.6M | +2.6% | #188 of 536 |
| 5Madisonville, KY | 56 | 26 | 14.1 | $2.1M | −0.5% | #208 of 536 |
| 6Frankfort, KY | 55 | 65 | 20.1 | $1.5M | +3.1% | #219 of 536 |
| 7Campbellsville, KY | 54 | 32 | 21.8 | $1.4M | +3.4% | #228 of 536 |
| 8Henderson, KY | 52 | 34 | 14.5 | $2M | −0.9% | #248 of 536 |
| 9Somerset, KY | 49 | 58 | 22.1 | $1.4M | +3.5% | #291 of 536 |
| 10Danville, KY | 43 | 58 | 26.7 | $1.1M | +3.6% | #350 of 536 |
Other business types in the Frankfort area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in the Frankfort, KY area?
The Frankfort area has 65 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 62 of them (95%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Frankfort, KY area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $96.5M a year, or $2,983 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,371 households in the Frankfort area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Frankfort, KY area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Frankfort area has 20.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.5M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Frankfort area would have about 41, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 771 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Frankfort, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Frankfort area at 77,874 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,371 households. The median household income in the Frankfort area is $68,568 a year, 15% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Frankfort area scores 55 for gas stations (upper middle), #219 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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