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Gas stations in Benton County, MS

The gas stations in Benton County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
8
2 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.1M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,278 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.0
2.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,502
−2.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 gas stations in Benton County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 25%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 26.0 per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

At $3,278 per household (26% above the U.S. average), households in Benton County spend about $10.1M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $1.3M per station, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Benton County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 439 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Benton County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Benton County compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 Benton County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureBenton CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.019.110.9
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4396041,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.1%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,278$2,920$2,595
Median household income$46,016$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored18

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 7
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$478K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
82 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Benton 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 Benton County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,502−2.1% since 2020
Households
3,074
Median age
46.2
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$46,016
Average household income
$59,331
Median home value
$105,100
Jobs located here
959
Daytime population
5,261Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Mississippi

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

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Itawamba County, MS7588.3$3.8M+1.3%#249 of 2,358
2Lamar County, MS693011.8$2.5M+4.7%#434 of 2,358
3Walthall County, MS6459.5$3.4M+0.4%#586 of 2,358
4Hancock County, MS642311.4$2.7M+1.6%#597 of 2,358
5George County, MS621415.1$2.1M+8.1%#674 of 2,358
6Pearl River County, MS593214.6$2.1M+5.6%#799 of 2,358
7Clarke County, MS57711.8$2.6M−2.8%#865 of 2,358
8Harrison County, MS5610913.1$2.1M+4.0%#913 of 2,358
9Jackson County, MS568214.2$2.1M+3.0%#914 of 2,358
10Tate County, MS552724.5$1.4M+2.1%#970 of 2,358
Benton County, MSNot scored826.0$1.3M−2.1%

Other business types in Benton 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 Benton County, MS?

Benton County has 8 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Benton County, MS spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $10.1M a year, or $3,278 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,074 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Benton County, MS compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Benton County has 26.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.4 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 national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Benton County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 439 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Benton County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Benton County at 7,502 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,074 households. The median household income in Benton County is $46,016 a year, 43% 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 Benton County

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