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Gas stations in Murray County, MN
How Murray County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 12
- 10 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.6M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,205 a household
- Spending per listing
- $964K
- 60% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.3
- 3.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 7,942
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 gas stations in Murray County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 83%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 33.3 for every 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $3,205 per household (23% above the U.S. average), households in Murray County spend about $11.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $964K of household spending for each station on map listings, 60% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Murray County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 516 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Murray County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Murray 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 | Murray County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.3 | 8.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $964K | $3.3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 516 | 1,132 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.7% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,205 | $2,736 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $74,033 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 111
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Murray 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 Murray County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,942−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 3,609
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 705 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $74,033
- Average household income
- $90,836
- Median home value
- $185,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,012
- Daytime population
- 7,010Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for gas stations, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Murray County marked.
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 |
| Murray County, MN | Not scored | 12 | 33.3 | $964K | −2.9% |
Other business types in Murray County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Murray County, MN?
Murray County has 12 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Murray County, MN spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $11.6M a year, or $3,205 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $964K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,609 households in Murray County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Murray County, MN compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Murray County has 33.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $964K, 60% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Murray County would have about 5, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 516 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Murray County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Murray County at 7,942 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,609 households. The median household income in Murray County is $74,033 a year, 8% 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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