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Gas stations in Talbot County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Talbot County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #370 of 2,358 scored counties
#15 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 16
- 13 chain locations (81%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $46.4M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,825 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.7
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,238
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 gas stations in Talbot County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 81%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 9.7 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Talbot County comes to about $46.4M a year: $2,825 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per station, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Talbot County in 2023. That is one for every 1,643 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Talbot County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Talbot County is 71 (upper middle), #370 of 2,358 scored counties and #15 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Talbot 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 | Talbot County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.7 | 7.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,643 | 1,702 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.5% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,825 | $2,770 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $84,811 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 133
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1613 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Talbot 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 Talbot County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,238+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 16,433
- Median age
- 50.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 141
- Median household income
- $84,811+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,276
- Median home value
- $409,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,017
- Daytime population
- 37,878Residents 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 |
| 15Talbot County, MD | 71 | 16 | 9.7 | $2.9M | +2.0% | #370 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Talbot 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 Talbot County, MD?
Talbot County has 16 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (81%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Talbot County, MD spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $46.4M a year, or $2,825 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,433 households in Talbot County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Talbot County, MD compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Talbot County has 9.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.9M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Talbot County would have about 20, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,643 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Talbot County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Talbot County at 38,238 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,433 households. The median household income in Talbot County is $84,811 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.3% 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. Talbot County scores 71 for gas stations (upper middle), #370 of 2,358 scored counties.
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