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Gas stations in Morgan County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Morgan County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,189 of 2,358 scored counties
#45 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 13
- 10 chain locations (77%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,227 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.6
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,415
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Morgan County comes to about $15.8M a year: $3,227 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each station on map listings, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 13 gas stations on map listings in Morgan County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 77% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 26.6 per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Morgan County in 2023. That is one for every 814 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Morgan County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Morgan County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,189 of 2,358 scored counties and #45 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Morgan 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 | Morgan County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.6 | 15.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 814 | 912 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,227 | $2,887 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $47,913 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 93
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1310 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,415+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 4,882
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 381 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $47,913+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,451
- Median home value
- $118,200
- Jobs located here
- 3,098
- Daytime population
- 12,784Residents 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 |
| 45Morgan County, KY | 50 | 13 | 26.6 | $1.2M | +5.0% | #1,189 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Morgan 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 Morgan County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 gas stations in Morgan County. 10 of them (77%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Morgan County, KY spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $15.8M a year, or $3,227 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,882 households in Morgan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Morgan County, KY compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Morgan County has 26.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.2M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Morgan County would have about 7, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 814 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Morgan County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Morgan County at 14,415 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,882 households. Median household income in Morgan County is $47,913, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.6%, 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. Morgan County scores 50 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,189 of 2,358 scored counties.
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