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Gas stations in Oscoda County, MI

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
5
5 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,378 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.2
21% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,723
+6.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 gas stations in Oscoda County. All of them are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 13.2 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

At $2,378 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Oscoda County spend about $9M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each station on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Oscoda County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 474 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Oscoda County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Oscoda 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 Oscoda County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureOscoda CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.213.610.9
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4741,1521,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.0%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,378$2,576$2,595
Median household income$49,515$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored30

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 8
Employees, 2023
61
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
55 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Oscoda 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 Oscoda County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,723+6.0% since 2020
Households
3,788
Median age
50.7
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
566 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$49,515
Average household income
$61,414
Median home value
$125,500
Jobs located here
1,700
Daytime population
7,573Residents 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 Oscoda 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
Oscoda County, MINot scored513.2$1.8M+6.0%

Other business types in Oscoda County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Oscoda County, MI?

There are 5 gas stations on map listings in Oscoda County as of September 2026. 5 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $9M a year, or $2,378 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,788 households in Oscoda County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Oscoda County has 13.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.8M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Oscoda County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 474 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Oscoda County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Oscoda County at 8,723 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,788 households. The median household income in Oscoda County is $49,515 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Oscoda County

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