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Gas stations in Pike County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Pike County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,700 of 2,358 scored counties
#70 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
34
26 chain locations (76%)
Official establishments
28
−9.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$65.3M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,690 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.0
28% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,721
−6.4% 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

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Pike County comes to about $65.3M a year: $2,690 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per station, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Pike County has 34 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 76% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 14.0 per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in Pike County classed as gasoline stations, down 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 867 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $285K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Pike County.

Population estimates show Pike County declined 6.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Pike County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,700 of 2,358 scored counties and #70 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Pike 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 Pike County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasurePike CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.015.210.9
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment8679121,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.7%−2.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.4%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,690$2,887$2,595
Median household income$44,312$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score3739

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31 → 28−9.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
404
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3426 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$285K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
54,721−6.4% since 2020
Households
24,284
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
786 sq. mi.
People per square mile
72
Median household income
$44,312+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,085
Median home value
$112,000
Jobs located here
19,887
Daytime population
57,040Residents 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 Pike 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
70Pike County, KY373414.0$1.9M−6.4%#1,700 of 2,358

Other business types in Pike County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Pike County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 gas stations in Pike County. 26 of them (76%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 9.7% from 2019.

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

About $65.3M a year, or $2,690 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,284 households in Pike County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pike County has 14.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.9M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Pike County would have about 27, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 867 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Pike County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Pike County at 54,721 people in 2025, down 6.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,284 households. Median household income in Pike County is $44,312, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Pike County scores 37 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,700 of 2,358 scored counties.

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