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Gas stations in Leelanau County, MI
How Leelanau County, MI 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #498 of 2,358 scored counties
#8 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 14
- 13 chain locations (93%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $29.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,017 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.5
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,982
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 gas stations in Leelanau County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 93%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 14.5 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $3,017 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Leelanau County spend about $29.1M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each station on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Leelanau County in 2023. That is one for every 1,378 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Leelanau County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Leelanau County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #498 of 2,358 scored counties and #8 of 75 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Leelanau 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 | Leelanau County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.5 | 13.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,378 | 1,152 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,017 | $2,576 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $99,422 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 57
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1413 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Leelanau 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 Leelanau County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,982+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 9,645
- Median age
- 54.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 92%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 347 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $99,422+52.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,818
- Median home value
- $458,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,706
- Daytime population
- 21,101Residents 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 |
Other business types in Leelanau 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 Leelanau County, MI?
There are 14 gas stations on map listings in Leelanau County as of September 2026. 13 of them (93%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Leelanau County, MI spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $29.1M a year, or $3,017 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,645 households in Leelanau County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Leelanau County, MI compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Leelanau County has 14.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Leelanau County would have about 12, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,378 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Leelanau County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Leelanau County at 22,982 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,645 households. The median household income in Leelanau County is $99,422 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 52.4% 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. Leelanau County scores 67 for gas stations (upper middle), #498 of 2,358 scored counties.
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