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Gas stations in Grayson County, KY
How Grayson County, KY 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,689 of 2,358 scored counties
#69 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 30
- 20 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.4M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,202 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.6
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,406
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Grayson County comes to about $32.4M a year: $3,202 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per station, 55% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 30 gas stations on map listings in Grayson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 67% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.6, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Grayson County in 2023. That is one for every 563 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Grayson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grayson County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Grayson County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,689 of 2,358 scored counties and #69 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Grayson 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 | Grayson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.6 | 15.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 563 | 912 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,202 | $2,887 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $50,757 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 84
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3020 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Grayson 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 Grayson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,406+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 10,129
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 500 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $50,757+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,276
- Median home value
- $164,600
- Jobs located here
- 7,694
- Daytime population
- 23,667Residents 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 |
| 69Grayson County, KY | 38 | 30 | 29.6 | $1.1M | +3.6% | #1,689 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Grayson 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 Grayson County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 gas stations in Grayson County. 20 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Grayson County, KY spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $32.4M a year, or $3,202 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,129 households in Grayson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grayson County, KY compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Grayson County has 29.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.1M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Grayson County would have about 14, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 563 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Grayson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Grayson County at 27,406 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,129 households. Median household income in Grayson County is $50,757, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.5%, 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. Grayson County scores 38 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,689 of 2,358 scored counties.
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