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Gas stations in Isanti County, MN
The gas stations in Isanti County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #60 of 2,358 scored counties
#5 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 11
- 10 chain locations (91%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $53.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,264 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,386
- +7.3% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, Isanti County has a Groundwork market score of 86 (high): #60 of 2,358 scored counties and #5 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gas stations.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 gas stations in Isanti County. 10 of them (91%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 38% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Isanti County spend about $53.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,264 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.8M per station, twice the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Isanti County in 2023. That is one for every 1,018 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $777K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Isanti County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Isanti County grew 7.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Isanti County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Isanti County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 8.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $3.3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,018 | 1,132 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.7% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,264 | $2,736 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $87,440 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 225
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $777K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Isanti 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 Isanti County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,386+7.3% since 2020
- Households
- 16,293
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $87,440+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,012
- Median home value
- $306,200
- Jobs located here
- 11,802
- Daytime population
- 32,103Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| 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 |
Other business types in Isanti 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 Isanti County, MN?
There are 11 gas stations on map listings in Isanti County as of September 2026. 10 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Isanti County, MN spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $53.2M a year, or $3,264 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,293 households in Isanti County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Isanti County, MN compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Isanti County has 6.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $4.8M, twice the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Isanti County would have about 22, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,018 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Isanti County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Isanti County at 44,386 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,293 households. The median household income in Isanti County is $87,440 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% 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. Isanti County scores 86 for gas stations (high), #60 of 2,358 scored counties.
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