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Gas stations in Roseau County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Roseau County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,996 of 2,358 scored counties
#59 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
16
11 chain locations (69%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.1M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,199 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.4
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,246
−0.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Roseau County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,996 of 2,358 scored counties and #59 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Roseau County comes to about $20.1M a year: $3,199 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. Spread across 16 gas stations, that is $1.3M per station, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Roseau County has 16 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 69%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 25.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Roseau County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 420 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Roseau County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Roseau 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.

Gas stations in Roseau County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureRoseau CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.48.210.9
Spending per listing$1.3M$3.3M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4201,1321,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.7%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,199$2,736$2,595
Median household income$74,474$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score2963

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 15
Employees, 2023
177
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1611 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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Roseau 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 Roseau County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,246−0.3% since 2020
Households
6,296
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,672 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$74,474+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,659
Median home value
$183,700
Jobs located here
7,029
Daytime population
14,832Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for gas stations, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Roseau County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sherburne County, MN89267.3$4.4M+6.8%#33 of 2,358
2Scott County, MN88234.2$7.4M+5.1%#42 of 2,358
3Carver County, MN88225.3$5.7M+6.6%#44 of 2,358
4Wright County, MN88438.0$4.1M+11.1%#50 of 2,358
5Isanti County, MN86116.8$4.8M+7.3%#60 of 2,358
6Washington County, MN85494.6$6.2M+6.9%#68 of 2,358
7Anoka County, MN78916.6$4.4M+4.7%#185 of 2,358
8Chisago County, MN78178.0$4.2M+4.3%#187 of 2,358
9Dakota County, MN771076.1$4.5M+3.9%#206 of 2,358
10Rice County, MN75198.1$3.6M+4.2%#251 of 2,358
59Roseau County, MN291625.4$1.3M−0.3%#1,996 of 2,358

Other business types in Roseau County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Roseau County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 gas stations in Roseau County. 11 of them (69%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Roseau County, MN spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $20.1M a year, or $3,199 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,296 households in Roseau County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Roseau County, MN compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Roseau County has 25.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.3M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Roseau County would have about 8, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 420 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Roseau County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Roseau County at 15,246 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,296 households. Median household income in Roseau County is $74,474, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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. Roseau County scores 29 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,996 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Roseau County

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