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Gas stations in Washington County, MN
How Washington County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #68 of 2,358 scored counties
#6 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 49
- 41 chain locations (84%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $305.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,894 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.2M
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 286,895
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, Washington County has a Groundwork market score of 85 (high): #68 of 2,358 scored counties and #6 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gas stations.
As of September 2026, map listings count 49 gas stations in Washington County. Chain locations make up 84% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Washington County comes to about $305.5M a year: $2,894 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $6.2M of household spending for each station on map listings, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Washington County was 56 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,885 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $239K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Washington County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 8.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $6.2M | $3.3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,885 | 1,132 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −3.7% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,894 | $2,736 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $115,345 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56 → 560.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 945
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4941 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 128The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $239K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 286,895+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 105,577
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 718
- Median household income
- $115,345+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,415
- Median home value
- $422,000
- Jobs located here
- 92,191
- Daytime population
- 224,861Residents 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 Washington 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 |
Other business types in Washington 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 Washington County, MN?
Washington County has 49 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 41 of them (84%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Washington County, MN spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $305.5M a year, or $2,894 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $6.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,577 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, MN compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Washington County has 4.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $6.2M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Washington County would have about 128, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,885 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 286,895 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,577 households. The median household income in Washington County is $115,345 a year, 43% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.3% 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. Washington County scores 85 for gas stations (high), #68 of 2,358 scored counties.
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