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Gas stations in Midland County, MI
How Midland 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #664 of 2,358 scored counties
#12 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 37
- 34 chain locations (92%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $95.9M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,741 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,754
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 gas stations in Midland County. 34 of them (92%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 10.6 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Midland County comes to about $95.9M a year: $2,741 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each station on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Midland County in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,346 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Midland County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Midland County is 62 (upper middle), #664 of 2,358 scored counties and #12 of 75 scored counties in Michigan.
How Midland 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 | Midland County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 13.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,346 | 1,152 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.0% | −1.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,741 | $2,576 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $77,705 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 26+13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 198
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3734 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 Midland 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 Midland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,754+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 34,993
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 518 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $77,705+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,160
- Median home value
- $195,400
- Jobs located here
- 33,850
- Daytime population
- 84,932Residents 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 |
| 12Midland County, MI | 62 | 37 | 10.6 | $2.6M | +0.3% | #664 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Midland 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 Midland County, MI?
Midland County has 37 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Midland County, MI spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $95.9M a year, or $2,741 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,993 households in Midland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Midland County, MI compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Midland County has 10.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.6M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Midland County would have about 40, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,346 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Midland County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Midland County at 83,754 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,993 households. The median household income in Midland County is $77,705 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Midland County scores 62 for gas stations (upper middle), #664 of 2,358 scored counties.
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