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Gas stations in Montgomery County, KY

How Montgomery 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,942 of 2,358 scored counties
#82 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
36
31 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
20
−9.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$33.5M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,041 a household
Spending per listing
$930K
61% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.7
3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,822
+2.5% 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 Montgomery County is 31 (lower middle), #1,942 of 2,358 scored counties and #82 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $3,041 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $33.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $930K per station, 61% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Montgomery County has 36 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 86% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.7, 3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Montgomery County in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 550 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $875K have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Montgomery County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.715.210.9
Spending per listing$930K$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment5509121,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.1%−2.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,041$2,887$2,595
Median household income$56,396$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score3139

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 20−9.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
198
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3631 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
2
Amount
$875K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
28,822+2.5% since 2020
Households
11,005
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
197 sq. mi.
People per square mile
144
Median household income
$56,396+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,506
Median home value
$172,200
Jobs located here
10,428
Daytime population
27,104Residents 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 Montgomery 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
82Montgomery County, KY313632.7$930K+2.5%#1,942 of 2,358

Other business types in Montgomery County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Montgomery County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 gas stations in Montgomery County. 31 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019.

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

About $33.5M a year, or $3,041 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $930K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,005 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 32.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $930K, 61% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 14, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 550 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 28,822 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,005 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $56,396, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Montgomery County scores 31 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,942 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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