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Gas stations in Calvert County, MD
How Calvert County, MD 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 87 out of 100: High
Ranked #51 of 2,358 scored counties
#4 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 21
- 18 chain locations (86%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −4.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $124.6M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,724 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.9M
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 94,484
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Calvert County is 87 (high), #51 of 2,358 scored counties and #4 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gas stations.
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 gas stations in Calvert County. Chain locations make up 86% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.3, 42% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $3,724 per household (43% above the U.S. average), households in Calvert County spend about $124.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $5.9M per station, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Calvert County was 24 in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,394 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Calvert County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Calvert County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Calvert County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 7.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $5.9M | $3.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,394 | 1,702 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.0% | −5.5% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,724 | $2,770 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $133,922 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 87 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 24−4.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 366
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2118 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The 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 Calvert 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 Calvert County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 94,484+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 33,465
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 213 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 442
- Median household income
- $133,922+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $158,598
- Median home value
- $460,200
- Jobs located here
- 21,372
- Daytime population
- 79,245Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charles County, MD | 94 | 35 | 5.7 | $5.9M | +5.9% | #6 of 2,358 |
| 2Frederick County, MD | 93 | 71 | 6.8 | $4.7M | +11.0% | #10 of 2,358 |
| 3Carroll County, MD | 88 | 43 | 6.7 | $5.1M | +2.2% | #46 of 2,358 |
| 4Calvert County, MD | 87 | 21 | 6.3 | $5.9M | +1.7% | #51 of 2,358 |
| 5St. Mary’s County, MD | 84 | 31 | 7.3 | $4.5M | +2.4% | #83 of 2,358 |
| 6Howard County, MD | 82 | 78 | 6.4 | $4.7M | +1.9% | #106 of 2,358 |
| 7Harford County, MD | 82 | 69 | 6.8 | $4.6M | +2.0% | #107 of 2,358 |
| 8Anne Arundel County, MD | 80 | 185 | 8.2 | $3.7M | +1.7% | #147 of 2,358 |
| 9Cecil County, MD | 80 | 43 | 10.6 | $3M | +3.2% | #152 of 2,358 |
| 10Queen Anne’s County, MD | 78 | 23 | 11.6 | $3M | +8.8% | #196 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Calvert 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 Calvert County, MD?
Calvert County has 21 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Calvert County, MD spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $124.6M a year, or $3,724 per household. That is 43% above the U.S. average (an index of 143, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $5.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,465 households in Calvert County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Calvert County, MD compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Calvert County has 6.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $5.9M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Calvert County would have about 52, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,394 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Calvert County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Calvert County at 94,484 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,465 households. The median household income in Calvert County is $133,922 a year, 66% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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. Calvert County scores 87 for gas stations (high), #51 of 2,358 scored counties.
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