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Gas stations in Alger County, MI
How Alger County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 6
- 6 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,577 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.0
- 56% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 8,641
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 gas stations in Alger County. All of them are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 17.0 for every 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Alger County spend about $9.1M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,577 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 6 gas stations, that is $1.5M per station, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Alger County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 353 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $135K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Alger County.
Population estimates put the population change in Alger County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Alger County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Alger County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.0 | 13.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 353 | 1,152 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,577 | $2,576 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $61,286 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 66
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 66 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $135K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Alger 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 Alger County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 8,641−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 3,531
- Median age
- 49.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 915 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $61,286
- Average household income
- $73,201
- Median home value
- $176,200
- Jobs located here
- 2,254
- Daytime population
- 8,368Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa County, MI | 79 | 105 | 9.4 | $3.1M | +3.9% | #170 of 2,358 |
| 2Livingston County, MI | 75 | 83 | 10.9 | $2.8M | +1.7% | #262 of 2,358 |
| 3Benzie County, MI | 71 | 6 | 7.8 | $3.7M | +3.1% | #361 of 2,358 |
| 4Clinton County, MI | 71 | 34 | 10.7 | $2.8M | +1.6% | #374 of 2,358 |
| 5Barry County, MI | 68 | 32 | 13.1 | $2.3M | +2.2% | #465 of 2,358 |
| 6Kent County, MI | 67 | 251 | 9.8 | $2.7M | +2.5% | #484 of 2,358 |
| 7Allegan County, MI | 67 | 57 | 12.5 | $2.4M | +2.1% | #491 of 2,358 |
| 8Leelanau County, MI | 67 | 14 | 14.5 | $2.1M | +3.0% | #498 of 2,358 |
| 9Kalamazoo County, MI | 66 | 86 | 8.0 | $3.2M | +0.8% | #512 of 2,358 |
| 10Lapeer County, MI | 66 | 42 | 12.1 | $2.5M | +1.0% | #525 of 2,358 |
| Alger County, MI | Not scored | 6 | 17.0 | $1.5M | −2.3% |
Other business types in Alger County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Alger County, MI?
Alger County has 6 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (100%) 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 Alger County, MI spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $9.1M a year, or $2,577 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,531 households in Alger County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alger County, MI compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Alger County has 17.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.5M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Alger County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 353 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Alger County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Alger County at 8,641 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,531 households. The median household income in Alger County is $61,286 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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