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Gas stations in the Hillsdale, MI area
How the Hillsdale, MI area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #290 of 536 scored small-town markets
#10 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan
- Listings
- 35
- 26 chain locations (74%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- −22.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.9M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,796 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.6
- 80% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,738
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in the Hillsdale area comes to about $49.9M a year: $2,796 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 35 gas stations, that is $1.4M per station, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 35 gas stations on map listings in the Hillsdale area as of September 2026. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 74%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 19.6 for every 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Hillsdale area was 17 in 2023, down 22.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,051 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Hillsdale area held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gas stations in the Hillsdale area is 49 (lower middle), #290 of 536 scored small-town markets and #10 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan.
How the Hillsdale area 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 | Hillsdale area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.6 | 13.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,051 | 1,152 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −22.7% | −1.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,796 | $2,576 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $64,242 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17−22.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 111
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3526 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 the Hillsdale area, 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 the Hillsdale area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,7380.0% since 2020
- Households
- 17,860
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $64,242+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,816
- Median home value
- $176,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,372
- Daytime population
- 39,069Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Holland, MI | 80 | 57 | 12.5 | $2.4M | +2.1% | #29 of 536 |
| 2Marquette, MI | 70 | 26 | 9.2 | $2.9M | +2.3% | #72 of 536 |
| 3Coldwater, MI | 64 | 22 | 13.0 | $2M | +2.5% | #120 of 536 |
| 4Owosso, MI | 60 | 44 | 15.6 | $1.8M | −0.4% | #168 of 536 |
| 5Ludington, MI | 57 | 14 | 10.9 | $2.4M | 0.0% | #192 of 536 |
| 6Big Rapids, MI | 57 | 26 | 15.6 | $1.8M | +4.7% | #198 of 536 |
| 7Cadillac, MI | 52 | 30 | 15.3 | $1.8M | +2.0% | #253 of 536 |
| 8Sturgis, MI | 51 | 39 | 16.5 | $1.7M | +0.1% | #265 of 536 |
| 9Mount Pleasant, MI | 50 | 37 | 14.9 | $1.7M | +0.3% | #276 of 536 |
| 10Hillsdale, MI | 49 | 35 | 19.6 | $1.4M | 0.0% | #290 of 536 |
Other business types in the Hillsdale area
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 the Hillsdale, MI area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 gas stations in the Hillsdale area. 26 of them (74%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 22.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Hillsdale, MI area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $49.9M a year, or $2,796 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,860 households in the Hillsdale area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hillsdale, MI area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Hillsdale area has 19.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.4M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Hillsdale area would have about 21, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,051 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Hillsdale, MI area growing?
Population estimates put the Hillsdale area at 45,738 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,860 households. Median household income in the Hillsdale area is $64,242, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Hillsdale area scores 49 for gas stations (lower middle), #290 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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