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Gas stations in McCreary County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in McCreary County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,909 of 2,358 scored counties
#81 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 16
- 10 chain locations (63%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,769 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.3
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,124
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
McCreary County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,909 of 2,358 scored counties and #81 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 gas stations in McCreary County. Chain locations make up 63% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 27.3 per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in McCreary County spend about $16.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,769 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per station, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in McCreary County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 837 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in McCreary County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How McCreary 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 | McCreary County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.3 | 15.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 837 | 912 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,769 | $2,887 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $33,750 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $567K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 McCreary 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 McCreary County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,124+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,861
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 427 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $33,750+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $46,528
- Median home value
- $85,300
- Jobs located here
- 2,342
- Daytime population
- 14,241Residents 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 |
| 81McCreary County, KY | 32 | 16 | 27.3 | $1M | +1.7% | #1,909 of 2,358 |
Other business types in McCreary 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 McCreary County, KY?
McCreary County has 16 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in McCreary County, KY spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $16.2M a year, or $2,769 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,861 households in McCreary County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McCreary County, KY compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
McCreary County has 27.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, McCreary County would have about 7, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 837 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is McCreary County, KY growing?
Population estimates put McCreary County at 17,124 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,861 households. The median household income in McCreary County is $33,750 a year, 58% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.1% 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. 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. McCreary County scores 32 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,909 of 2,358 scored counties.
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