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Gas stations in Pennington County, MN
The gas stations in Pennington County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,777 of 2,358 scored counties
#56 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 8
- 5 chain locations (63%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,739 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.9
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,686
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, Pennington County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,777 of 2,358 scored counties and #56 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Pennington County spend about $17M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,739 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per station, 11% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Pennington County has 8 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 63% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 12.9 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Pennington County in 2023. That is one for every 564 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $714K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Pennington County. Population estimates put the population change in Pennington County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Pennington 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 | Pennington County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.9 | 8.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $3.3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 564 | 1,132 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.7% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,739 | $2,736 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $77,325 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 164
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 85 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $714K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Pennington 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 Pennington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,686−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 6,207
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 617 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $77,325+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,104
- Median home value
- $195,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,431
- Daytime population
- 16,641Residents 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 |
| 56Pennington County, MN | 35 | 8 | 12.9 | $2.1M | −1.8% | #1,777 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Pennington 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 Pennington County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 gas stations in Pennington County. 5 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Pennington County, MN spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $17M a year, or $2,739 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,207 households in Pennington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pennington County, MN compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Pennington County has 12.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.1M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Pennington County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 564 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Pennington County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Pennington County at 13,686 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,207 households. Median household income in Pennington County is $77,325, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.6%, 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. Pennington County scores 35 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,777 of 2,358 scored counties.
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