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Gas stations in Renville County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Renville County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,185 of 2,358 scored counties
#61 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 16
- 10 chain locations (63%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.6M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,067 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.4
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,356
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, Renville County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #2,185 of 2,358 scored counties and #61 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 gas stations in Renville County. Chain locations make up 63% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 26.4 per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Renville County comes to about $18.6M a year: $3,067 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per station, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Renville County in 2023. That is one for every 433 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Renville County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Renville County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Renville 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 | Renville County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.4 | 8.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $3.3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 433 | 1,132 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.7% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,067 | $2,736 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $70,625 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 145
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Renville 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 Renville County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,356−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 6,056
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 983 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $70,625+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,051
- Median home value
- $163,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,418
- Daytime population
- 12,602Residents 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 |
| 61Renville County, MN | 22 | 16 | 26.4 | $1.2M | −2.3% | #2,185 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Renville 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 Renville County, MN?
There are 16 gas stations on map listings in Renville County as of September 2026. 10 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Renville County, MN spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $18.6M a year, or $3,067 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,056 households in Renville County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Renville County, MN compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Renville County has 26.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.2M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Renville County would have about 8, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 433 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Renville County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Renville County at 14,356 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,056 households. The median household income in Renville County is $70,625 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.7% 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. Renville County scores 22 for gas stations (low), #2,185 of 2,358 scored counties.
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