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Gas stations in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area
How the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #182 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 258
- 242 chain locations (94%)
- Official establishments
- 173
- +3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $590.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,732 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.9
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 535,174
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Lexington-Fayette metro area spend about $590.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,732 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each station on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 258 gas stations on map listings in the Lexington-Fayette metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 242 are chain locations, or 94%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.9, 9% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 173 businesses with payroll in the Lexington-Fayette metro area classed as gasoline stations, up 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,250 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lexington-Fayette metro area grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in the Lexington-Fayette metro area is 52 (upper middle), #182 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky.
How the Lexington-Fayette metro 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 | Lexington-Fayette metro area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.9 | 15.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,250 | 912 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.0% | −2.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,732 | $2,887 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $71,966 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 173+3.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,396
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $40.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 258242 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 248The 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 Lexington-Fayette metro 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 Lexington-Fayette metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 535,174+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 216,273
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,470 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 355
- Median household income
- $71,966+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,014
- Median home value
- $281,300
- Jobs located here
- 289,772
- Daytime population
- 573,681Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Kentucky for gas stations, numbered among those based in Kentucky (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lexington-Fayette metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 65 | 522 | 9.3 | $3M | +2.9% | #101 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 63 | 851 | 9.4 | $2.9M | +2.7% | #106 of 387 |
| 2Bowling Green, KY | 63 | 85 | 11.6 | $2.5M | +9.5% | #107 of 387 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 59 | 161 | 12.9 | $2.3M | +8.5% | #135 of 387 |
| 3Lexington-Fayette, KY | 52 | 258 | 11.9 | $2.3M | +3.4% | #182 of 387 |
| 4Owensboro, KY | 34 | 68 | 15.0 | $1.9M | +1.3% | #296 of 387 |
| 5Elizabethtown, KY | 33 | 88 | 17.4 | $1.7M | +2.4% | #311 of 387 |
| 6Paducah, KY-IL | 30 | 68 | 16.3 | $1.8M | −1.2% | #324 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 18 | 280 | 18.4 | $1.5M | −2.6% | #368 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lexington-Fayette metro 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 258 gas stations in the Lexington-Fayette metro area. 242 of them (94%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 173 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $590.8M a year, or $2,732 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 258 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 216,273 households in the Lexington-Fayette metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Lexington-Fayette metro area has 11.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Lexington-Fayette metro area would have about 248, against 258 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,250 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lexington-Fayette metro area at 535,174 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 216,273 households. Median household income in the Lexington-Fayette metro area is $71,966, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.6%, 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. The Lexington-Fayette metro area scores 52 for gas stations (upper middle), #182 of 387 scored metro areas.
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