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Gas stations in Mower County, MN
How Mower County, MN 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,432 of 2,358 scored counties
#50 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 25
- 22 chain locations (88%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,894 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.9
- 46% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,971
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 gas stations in Mower County. Chain locations make up 88% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.9, 46% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,894 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Mower County spend about $45.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $1.8M per station, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Mower County was 24 in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 655 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Mower County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Mower County is 44 (lower middle), #1,432 of 2,358 scored counties and #50 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Mower 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 | Mower County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.9 | 8.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $3.3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 655 | 1,132 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.3% | −3.7% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,894 | $2,736 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $73,074 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 24+14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 277
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2522 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Mower 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 Mower County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,971+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 15,719
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 711 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $73,074+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,253
- Median home value
- $185,200
- Jobs located here
- 15,578
- Daytime population
- 36,121Residents 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 |
| 50Mower County, MN | 44 | 25 | 15.9 | $1.8M | +2.3% | #1,432 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Mower 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 Mower County, MN?
There are 25 gas stations on map listings in Mower County as of September 2026. 22 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Mower County, MN spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $45.5M a year, or $2,894 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,719 households in Mower County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mower County, MN compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Mower County has 15.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 46% 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, Mower County would have about 19, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 655 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Mower County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Mower County at 40,971 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,719 households. The median household income in Mower County is $73,074 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. Mower County scores 44 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,432 of 2,358 scored counties.
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