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Gas stations in Shelby County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Shelby County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #88 of 2,358 scored counties
#3 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 22
- 21 chain locations (95%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $61.4M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,322 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.9
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,243
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
Shelby County scores 84 (high) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #88 of 2,358 scored counties and #3 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gas stations.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 gas stations in Shelby County. 21 of them (95%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 11.9 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Shelby County spend about $61.4M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,322 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per station, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Shelby County in 2023. That is one for every 1,320 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show Shelby County grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.9 | 15.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,320 | 912 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,322 | $2,887 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $82,604 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 259
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2221 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,243+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 18,484
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 380 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 129
- Median household income
- $82,604+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,252
- Median home value
- $304,800
- Jobs located here
- 16,455
- Daytime population
- 41,644Residents 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 |
Other business types in Shelby 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 Shelby County, KY?
There are 22 gas stations on map listings in Shelby County as of September 2026. 21 of them (95%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Shelby County, KY spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $61.4M a year, or $3,322 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,484 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, KY compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Shelby County has 11.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.8M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Shelby County would have about 26, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,320 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 51,243 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,484 households. The median household income in Shelby County is $82,604 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Shelby County scores 84 for gas stations (high), #88 of 2,358 scored counties.
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