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Gas stations in Martin County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 12 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,320 of 2,358 scored counties
#98 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
11
10 chain locations (91%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.1M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,887 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
58% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.5
2.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,697
−4.9% 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

The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Martin County is 12 (low), #2,320 of 2,358 scored counties and #98 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Martin County spend about $11.1M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,887 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each station on map listings, 58% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Martin County has 11 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 91%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 28.5 per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Martin County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 350 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Martin County. Population estimates put the population change in Martin County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Martin 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 Martin County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureMartin CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.515.210.9
Spending per listing$1M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3509121,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,887$2,887$2,595
Median household income$37,042$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score1239

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 11
Employees, 2023
159
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Martin 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 Martin County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,697−4.9% since 2020
Households
3,854
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
230 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$37,042−9.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,172
Median home value
$86,900
Jobs located here
1,557
Daytime population
9,793Residents 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 Martin 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
98Martin County, KY121128.5$1M−4.9%#2,320 of 2,358

Other business types in Martin County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Martin County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 gas stations in Martin County. 10 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Martin County, KY spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $11.1M a year, or $2,887 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,854 households in Martin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Martin County has 28.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1M, 58% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Martin County would have about 5, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 350 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Martin County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Martin County at 10,697 people in 2025, down 4.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,854 households. Median household income in Martin County is $37,042, 54% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median fell 9.7%, 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. Martin County scores 12 for gas stations (low), #2,320 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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