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Gas stations in Washtenaw County, MI
How Washtenaw 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #904 of 2,358 scored counties
#19 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 153
- 137 chain locations (90%)
- Official establishments
- 94
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $374.6M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,488 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 370,214
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,488 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Washtenaw County spend about $374.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $2.4M per station, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Washtenaw County has 153 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 137 are chain locations, or 90%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 10.2 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Washtenaw County was 94 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,602 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Washtenaw County.
Population estimates put the population change in Washtenaw County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gas stations, Washtenaw County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #904 of 2,358 scored counties and #19 of 75 scored counties in Michigan.
How Washtenaw 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 | Washtenaw County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 13.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,602 | 1,152 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −1.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,488 | $2,576 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $89,180 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 94 → 940.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 635
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 153137 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 157The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Washtenaw 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 Washtenaw County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 370,214−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 150,550
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 706 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 524
- Median household income
- $89,180+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,750
- Median home value
- $374,100
- Jobs located here
- 186,868
- Daytime population
- 409,361Residents 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 |
| 19Washtenaw County, MI | 56 | 153 | 10.2 | $2.4M | −0.4% | #904 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Washtenaw 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 Washtenaw County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 153 gas stations in Washtenaw County. 137 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washtenaw County, MI spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $374.6M a year, or $2,488 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 153 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 150,550 households in Washtenaw County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washtenaw County, MI compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Washtenaw County has 10.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.4M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Washtenaw County would have about 157, against 153 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,602 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Washtenaw County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Washtenaw County at 370,214 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 150,550 households. Median household income in Washtenaw County is $89,180, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.9%, 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. Washtenaw County scores 56 for gas stations (upper middle), #904 of 2,358 scored counties.
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