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Gas stations in Ogemaw County, MI
How Ogemaw 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 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,150 of 2,358 scored counties
#69 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 24
- 23 chain locations (96%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,680 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.6
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,121
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, Ogemaw County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #2,150 of 2,358 scored counties and #69 of 75 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Ogemaw County comes to about $25.1M a year: $2,680 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each station on map listings, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Ogemaw County has 24 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 96%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 25.6 per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Ogemaw County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 625 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Ogemaw County. Population estimates show Ogemaw County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Ogemaw 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 | Ogemaw County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.6 | 13.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 625 | 1,152 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,680 | $2,576 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $54,666 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 105
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2423 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Ogemaw 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 Ogemaw County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,121+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 9,370
- Median age
- 49.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 564 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $54,666+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,376
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,606
- Daytime population
- 19,330Residents 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 |
| 69Ogemaw County, MI | 24 | 24 | 25.6 | $1M | +1.6% | #2,150 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Ogemaw 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 Ogemaw County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 gas stations in Ogemaw County. 23 of them (96%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Ogemaw County, MI spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $25.1M a year, or $2,680 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,370 households in Ogemaw County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ogemaw County, MI compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Ogemaw County has 25.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Ogemaw County would have about 11, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 625 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Ogemaw County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Ogemaw County at 21,121 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,370 households. Median household income in Ogemaw County is $54,666, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. Ogemaw County scores 24 for gas stations (low), #2,150 of 2,358 scored counties.
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