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Gas stations in Clinton County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Clinton County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #374 of 2,358 scored counties
#4 of 75 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
34
28 chain locations (82%)
Official establishments
25
−3.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$94.3M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,982 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.7
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,432
+1.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Clinton County comes to about $94.3M a year: $2,982 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each station on map listings, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Clinton County has 34 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 82% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 10.7 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Clinton County in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,266 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Clinton County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Clinton County is 71 (upper middle), #374 of 2,358 scored counties and #4 of 75 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Clinton 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.

Gas stations in Clinton County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureClinton CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.713.610.9
Spending per listing$2.8M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,2661,1521,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.8%−1.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,982$2,576$2,595
Median household income$88,210$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score7130

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 25−3.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
184
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3428 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
40The 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County

Population, 2025 estimate
80,432+1.6% since 2020
Households
31,639
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
567 sq. mi.
People per square mile
140
Median household income
$88,210+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,690
Median home value
$259,500
Jobs located here
19,511
Daytime population
64,429Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for gas stations, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Clinton County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ottawa County, MI791059.4$3.1M+3.9%#170 of 2,358
2Livingston County, MI758310.9$2.8M+1.7%#262 of 2,358
3Benzie County, MI7167.8$3.7M+3.1%#361 of 2,358
4Clinton County, MI713410.7$2.8M+1.6%#374 of 2,358
5Barry County, MI683213.1$2.3M+2.2%#465 of 2,358
6Kent County, MI672519.8$2.7M+2.5%#484 of 2,358
7Allegan County, MI675712.5$2.4M+2.1%#491 of 2,358
8Leelanau County, MI671414.5$2.1M+3.0%#498 of 2,358
9Kalamazoo County, MI66868.0$3.2M+0.8%#512 of 2,358
10Lapeer County, MI664212.1$2.5M+1.0%#525 of 2,358

Other business types in Clinton County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Clinton County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 gas stations in Clinton County. 28 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Clinton County, MI spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $94.3M a year, or $2,982 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,639 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clinton County, MI compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Clinton County has 10.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.8M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Clinton County would have about 40, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,266 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Clinton County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Clinton County at 80,432 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,639 households. Median household income in Clinton County is $88,210, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Clinton County scores 71 for gas stations (upper middle), #374 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Clinton County

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