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Gas stations in Traverse County, MN

How Traverse 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
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,961 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.9
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
3,130
−6.8% 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

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Traverse County comes to about $3.9M a year: $2,961 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per station, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 3 gas stations on map listings in Traverse County as of September 2026. That comes to 22.9 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Traverse County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 219 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Traverse County declined 6.8%, 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 Traverse 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 Traverse County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureTraverse CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.98.210.9
Spending per listing$1.3M$3.3M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2191,1321,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.7%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,961$2,736$2,595
Median household income$62,989$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 6
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$802K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Traverse 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 Traverse County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,130−6.8% since 2020
Households
1,311
Median age
45.9
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
574 sq. mi.
People per square mile
6
Median household income
$62,989
Average household income
$83,949
Median home value
$114,100
Jobs located here
973
Daytime population
2,837Residents 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 Traverse 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
Traverse County, MNNot scored322.9$1.3M−6.8%

Other business types in Traverse County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Traverse County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 gas stations in Traverse County. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $3.9M a year, or $2,961 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,311 households in Traverse County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Traverse County has 22.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.3M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Traverse County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 219 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Traverse County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Traverse County at 3,130 people in 2025, down 6.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,311 households. Median household income in Traverse County is $62,989, 22% 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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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Traverse County

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