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Gas stations in Scott County, KY
The gas stations in Scott County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #416 of 2,358 scored counties
#16 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 38
- 38 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $71.4M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,155 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.8
- 54% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,262
- +8.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Scott County comes to about $71.4M a year: $3,155 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each station on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Scott County has 38 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.8, 54% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Scott County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 1,192 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Scott County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Scott County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #416 of 2,358 scored counties and #16 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Scott 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 | Scott County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.8 | 15.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,192 | 912 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,155 | $2,887 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $85,158 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 302
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3838 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,262+8.2% since 2020
- Households
- 22,642
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 282 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 211
- Median household income
- $85,158+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,296
- Median home value
- $288,500
- Jobs located here
- 30,826
- Daytime population
- 60,655Residents 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 |
| 16Scott County, KY | 70 | 38 | 16.8 | $1.9M | +8.2% | #416 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Scott 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 Scott County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 gas stations in Scott County. 38 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Scott County, KY spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $71.4M a year, or $3,155 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,642 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, KY compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Scott County has 16.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Scott County would have about 30, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,192 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 62,262 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,642 households. Median household income in Scott County is $85,158, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Scott County scores 70 for gas stations (upper middle), #416 of 2,358 scored counties.
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