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Gas stations in Minnesota

Markets across Minnesota ranked by the Groundwork market score for gas stations, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 1,887; 1,517 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments: 2,038; −3.7% since 2019
Household spending a year: $6.3B; On gasoline and other fuels
Listings per 10k households: 8.2; 25% below the U.S.
Spending per listing: $3.3M; 40% above the U.S.
Rank among states: #16 of 51; Market score 63 · Upper middle

A site report maps the gas stations on map listings around any address in Minnesota by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,887 gas stations in Minnesota. Chain locations make up 80% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 8.2 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in Minnesota spend about $6.3B a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,736 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 1,887 gas stations, that is $3.3M per station, 40% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 2,038 businesses with payroll in Minnesota classed as gasoline stations, down 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,132 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 3.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 47 SBA-backed loans worth $54.6M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Minnesota.

Among the 50 states and DC, Minnesota ranks #16 for gas stations, with a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Minnesota, the Rochester metro area scores highest (72). Of the 19 scored small-town markets in or partly in Minnesota, the Faribault-Northfield area scores highest (84).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Minnesota, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Minnesota, ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Rochester, MN	72	39	4.2	$6.7M	+2.0%	#48 of 387
2Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	71	877	5.9	$4.5M	+2.6%	#55 of 387
Fargo, ND-MN	66	80	7.2	$3.6M	+7.7%	#89 of 387
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	58	50	6.9	$3.8M	+0.4%	#138 of 387
3Mankato, MN	57	35	8.6	$3.3M	+1.2%	#144 of 387
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	52	159	13.0	$2.2M	+9.5%	#184 of 387
4St. Cloud, MN	51	80	10.2	$2.8M	+3.0%	#187 of 387
5Duluth, MN-WI	42	123	10.2	$2.7M	+0.2%	#248 of 387
Grand Forks, ND-MN	32	51	11.7	$2.3M	+0.8%	#314 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Minnesota, ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Faribault-Northfield, MN	84	19	8.1	$3.6M	+4.2%	#12 of 536
2Owatonna, MN	76	7	4.6	$6.4M	+0.2%	#45 of 536
3Winona, MN	74	13	6.4	$4.3M	+1.8%	#55 of 536
4Detroit Lakes, MN	74	18	12.5	$2.5M	+0.9%	#57 of 536
5Willmar, MN	73	19	10.8	$2.7M	+2.3%	#60 of 536
6Marshall, MN	70	12	11.9	$2.3M	+1.0%	#76 of 536
7Red Wing, MN	69	25	12.7	$2.3M	+1.3%	#83 of 536
8Brainerd, MN	69	57	13.5	$2.2M	+4.3%	#84 of 536
9Hutchinson, MN	63	21	13.8	$2.2M	−0.3%	#132 of 536
10Bemidji, MN	62	24	13.2	$2.2M	+1.8%	#143 of 536
11New Ulm, MN	59	14	12.7	$2.2M	−1.5%	#172 of 536
12Alexandria, MN	59	24	13.7	$2.1M	+2.6%	#173 of 536
13Fergus Falls, MN	55	37	14.7	$2.1M	+1.6%	#215 of 536
14Grand Rapids, MN	54	25	13.5	$2.2M	+0.9%	#222 of 536
15Albert Lea, MN	52	15	11.7	$2.4M	−1.5%	#243 of 536
16Austin, MN	52	25	15.9	$1.8M	+2.3%	#250 of 536
17Fairmont, MN	48	11	12.4	$2.2M	−2.8%	#294 of 536
18Worthington, MN	35	17	22.2	$1.3M	+0.6%	#424 of 536
Wahpeton, ND-MN	31	26	27.4	$1.1M	0.0%	#458 of 536

Counties

Counties in Minnesota, ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Sherburne County, MN	89	26	7.3	$4.4M	+6.8%	#33 of 2,358
2Scott County, MN	88	23	4.2	$7.4M	+5.1%	#42 of 2,358
3Carver County, MN	88	22	5.3	$5.7M	+6.6%	#44 of 2,358
4Wright County, MN	88	43	8.0	$4.1M	+11.1%	#50 of 2,358
5Isanti County, MN	86	11	6.8	$4.8M	+7.3%	#60 of 2,358
6Washington County, MN	85	49	4.6	$6.2M	+6.9%	#68 of 2,358
7Anoka County, MN	78	91	6.6	$4.4M	+4.7%	#185 of 2,358
8Chisago County, MN	78	17	8.0	$4.2M	+4.3%	#187 of 2,358
9Dakota County, MN	77	107	6.1	$4.5M	+3.9%	#206 of 2,358
10Rice County, MN	75	19	8.1	$3.6M	+4.2%	#251 of 2,358
11Kanabec County, MN	75	8	12.2	$2.7M	+3.6%	#263 of 2,358
12Olmsted County, MN	74	20	3.0	$8.8M	+2.3%	#274 of 2,358
13Le Sueur County, MN	70	16	13.7	$2.4M	+2.9%	#409 of 2,358
14Steele County, MN	69	7	4.6	$6.4M	+0.2%	#417 of 2,358
15Faribault County, MN	69	5	8.2	$3.7M	−0.1%	#424 of 2,358
16Hennepin County, MN	68	249	4.6	$5.1M	+0.2%	#448 of 2,358
17Clay County, MN	68	23	8.7	$3.1M	+3.6%	#454 of 2,358
18Winona County, MN	67	13	6.4	$4.3M	+1.8%	#474 of 2,358
19Blue Earth County, MN	65	21	7.6	$3.7M	+2.1%	#545 of 2,358
20Waseca County, MN	64	6	8.0	$3.9M	−1.5%	#584 of 2,358
21Stearns County, MN	62	61	9.9	$2.9M	+3.6%	#652 of 2,358
22Kandiyohi County, MN	62	19	10.8	$2.7M	+2.3%	#657 of 2,358
23Nicollet County, MN	62	14	10.8	$2.6M	−0.7%	#662 of 2,358
24Becker County, MN	62	18	12.5	$2.5M	+0.9%	#666 of 2,358
25Ramsey County, MN	61	132	6.0	$3.9M	−1.8%	#691 of 2,358

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Counties in Minnesota, ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Wabasha County, MN	61	11	12.0	$2.6M	+0.7%	#706 of 2,358
27Crow Wing County, MN	61	36	12.2	$2.4M	+4.3%	#711 of 2,358
28Meeker County, MN	60	11	11.8	$2.7M	+0.7%	#737 of 2,358
29Lyon County, MN	60	12	11.9	$2.3M	+1.0%	#755 of 2,358
30Carlton County, MN	60	20	14.2	$2.2M	+1.4%	#760 of 2,358
31Houston County, MN	58	8	9.8	$3.1M	−2.3%	#818 of 2,358
32Todd County, MN	58	13	12.7	$2.4M	+3.0%	#829 of 2,358
33Goodhue County, MN	57	25	12.7	$2.3M	+1.3%	#868 of 2,358
34St. Louis County, MN	55	80	9.2	$2.9M	+0.2%	#941 of 2,358
35Hubbard County, MN	54	15	16.7	$1.8M	+4.6%	#1,000 of 2,358
36Cass County, MN	53	21	16.3	$1.8M	+4.2%	#1,039 of 2,358
37McLeod County, MN	52	21	13.8	$2.2M	−0.3%	#1,069 of 2,358
38Beltrami County, MN	52	24	13.2	$2.2M	+1.8%	#1,070 of 2,358
39Benton County, MN	51	19	11.4	$2.5M	+0.9%	#1,113 of 2,358
40Douglas County, MN	50	24	13.7	$2.1M	+2.6%	#1,159 of 2,358
41Brown County, MN	49	14	12.7	$2.2M	−1.5%	#1,208 of 2,358
42Lake County, MN	48	6	12.1	$2.4M	−1.6%	#1,252 of 2,358
43Mille Lacs County, MN	48	20	18.7	$1.7M	+4.8%	#1,280 of 2,358
44Pine County, MN	48	25	20.3	$1.5M	+5.5%	#1,285 of 2,358
45Itasca County, MN	46	25	13.5	$2.2M	+0.9%	#1,347 of 2,358
46Otter Tail County, MN	46	37	14.7	$2.1M	+1.6%	#1,350 of 2,358
47Freeborn County, MN	45	15	11.7	$2.4M	−1.5%	#1,385 of 2,358
48Morrison County, MN	45	27	19.2	$1.7M	+1.9%	#1,408 of 2,358
49Aitkin County, MN	44	11	15.2	$1.9M	+3.5%	#1,428 of 2,358
50Mower County, MN	44	25	15.9	$1.8M	+2.3%	#1,432 of 2,358
51Wadena County, MN	44	14	23.0	$1.3M	+1.9%	#1,447 of 2,358
52Martin County, MN	41	11	12.4	$2.2M	−2.8%	#1,535 of 2,358
53Chippewa County, MN	37	11	21.5	$1.3M	−1.6%	#1,724 of 2,358
54Polk County, MN	36	22	17.8	$1.7M	−1.8%	#1,746 of 2,358
55Sibley County, MN	36	19	32.0	$1M	+3.6%	#1,770 of 2,358
56Pennington County, MN	35	8	12.9	$2.1M	−1.8%	#1,777 of 2,358
57Cottonwood County, MN	30	9	19.4	$1.5M	−1.0%	#1,948 of 2,358
58Nobles County, MN	30	17	22.2	$1.3M	+0.6%	#1,960 of 2,358
59Roseau County, MN	29	16	25.4	$1.3M	−0.3%	#1,996 of 2,358
60Redwood County, MN	27	16	25.4	$1.1M	−1.0%	#2,063 of 2,358
61Renville County, MN	22	16	26.4	$1.2M	−2.3%	#2,185 of 2,358
62Koochiching County, MN	17	14	23.8	$1.2M	−3.7%	#2,258 of 2,358
Fillmore County, MN	Not scored	4	4.6	$6.9M	+1.4%
Dodge County, MN	Not scored	4	4.9	$6.8M	+2.3%
Pope County, MN	Not scored	3	6.1	$5.2M	+0.8%
Watonwan County, MN	Not scored	3	7.1	$4.5M	+2.0%
Jackson County, MN	Not scored	11	25.1	$1.2M	−1.3%
Swift County, MN	Not scored	8	19.4	$1.5M	−0.4%
Stevens County, MN	Not scored	16	41.1	$704K	+0.8%
Rock County, MN	Not scored	3	7.4	$4.3M	−1.7%
Yellow Medicine County, MN	Not scored	5	12.3	$2.7M	−0.2%
Pipestone County, MN	Not scored	2	5.0	$6M	−1.7%
Marshall County, MN	Not scored	13	34.4	$962K	−2.5%
Clearwater County, MN	Not scored	6	18.0	$1.8M	+1.0%
Murray County, MN	Not scored	12	33.3	$964K	−2.9%
Lac qui Parle County, MN	Not scored	6	20.5	$1.6M	+0.2%
Wilkin County, MN	Not scored	7	26.4	$1.2M	−2.9%
Norman County, MN	Not scored	6	22.2	$1.4M	−1.6%
Grant County, MN	Not scored	8	32.1	$1M	−0.1%
Cook County, MN	Not scored	7	25.8	$1.1M	−1.4%
Lincoln County, MN	Not scored	8	32.7	$1M	−0.7%
Mahnomen County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.1%
Big Stone County, MN	Not scored	1	4.7	$6.4M	−2.0%
Kittson County, MN	Not scored	5	28.2	$1.2M	−3.7%
Red Lake County, MN	Not scored	4	23.9	$1.4M	+0.1%
Lake of the Woods County, MN	Not scored	4	22.0	$1.3M	0.0%
Traverse County, MN	Not scored	3	22.9	$1.3M	−6.8%

Markets with fewer than 5 gas stations on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Minnesota?

Minnesota has 1,887 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 1,517 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 2,038 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. Official counts list 36 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Minnesota spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $6.3B a year, or $2,736 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,887 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,307,955 households in Minnesota and national spending patterns by income.

How does Minnesota compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Minnesota has 8.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.3M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Minnesota would have about 2,648, against 1,887 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,132 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Minnesota has the highest market score for gas stations?

Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Minnesota, the Rochester metro area scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Among 19 scored small-town markets in or partly in Minnesota, the Faribault-Northfield area scores highest, at 84 (high). Among 62 scored counties in Minnesota, Sherburne County scores highest, at 89 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Minnesota scores 63 for gas stations (upper middle), #16 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Minnesota. It maps the gas stations on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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