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Gas stations in Woodford County, KY
How Woodford 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,176 of 2,358 scored counties
#44 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 20
- 18 chain locations (90%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,974 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.5
- 70% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,883
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 gas stations in Woodford County. 18 of them (90%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.5, 70% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Woodford County comes to about $32.2M a year: $2,974 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per station, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Woodford County in 2023. That is one for every 832 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Woodford County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Woodford County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,176 of 2,358 scored counties and #44 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Woodford 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 | Woodford County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.5 | 15.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 832 | 912 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,974 | $2,887 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $83,788 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 72
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2018 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Woodford 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 Woodford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,883+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,814
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 190 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $83,788+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,856
- Median home value
- $299,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,169
- Daytime population
- 24,761Residents 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 |
| 44Woodford County, KY | 50 | 20 | 18.5 | $1.6M | +3.7% | #1,176 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Woodford 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 Woodford County, KY?
Woodford County has 20 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Woodford County, KY spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $32.2M a year, or $2,974 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,814 households in Woodford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Woodford County, KY compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Woodford County has 18.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.6M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Woodford County would have about 14, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 832 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Woodford County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Woodford County at 27,883 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,814 households. The median household income in Woodford County is $83,788 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% 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. Woodford County scores 50 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,176 of 2,358 scored counties.
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