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Gas stations in the Glasgow, KY area
How the Glasgow, 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #188 of 536 scored small-town markets
#4 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 40
- 34 chain locations (85%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $65.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,973 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.1
- 66% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,224
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 40 gas stations in the Glasgow area. Chain locations make up 85% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.1, 66% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in the Glasgow area comes to about $65.8M a year: $2,973 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 40 gas stations, that is $1.6M per station, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in the Glasgow area classed as gasoline stations, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 790 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Glasgow area grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, the Glasgow area has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #188 of 536 scored small-town markets and #4 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky.
How the Glasgow 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 | Glasgow area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.1 | 15.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 790 | 912 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −2.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,973 | $2,887 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $50,729 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 280.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 228
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4034 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Glasgow 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 Glasgow area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,224+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 22,117
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 777 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $50,729+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,979
- Median home value
- $165,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,233
- Daytime population
- 50,485Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Glasgow area?
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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 Glasgow 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 Glasgow area
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 the Glasgow, KY area?
The Glasgow area has 40 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Glasgow, KY area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $65.8M a year, or $2,973 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,117 households in the Glasgow area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Glasgow, KY area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Glasgow area has 18.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.6M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Glasgow area would have about 28, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 790 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Glasgow, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Glasgow area at 56,224 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,117 households. The median household income in the Glasgow area is $50,729 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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 Glasgow area scores 58 for gas stations (upper middle), #188 of 536 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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