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Gas stations in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #239 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi

Listings
226
145 chain locations (64%)
Official establishments
203
−3.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$486.1M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,895 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.5
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
431,329
+3.5% 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

At $2,895 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area spend about $486.1M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each station on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The Gulfport-Biloxi metro area has 226 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 145 are chain locations, or 64%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 13.5 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 203 businesses with payroll in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area classed as gasoline stations, down 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 827 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #239 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi.

How the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area 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 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureGulfport-Biloxi metro areaMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.519.110.9
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment8276041,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.3%−5.1%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,895$2,920$2,595
Median household income$62,418$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score4418

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
203−3.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,663
Annual payroll, 2023
$40.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
226145 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
204The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area, 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 the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
431,329+3.5% since 2020
Households
167,947
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,216 sq. mi.
People per square mile
190
Median household income
$62,418+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,681
Median home value
$205,000
Jobs located here
157,472
Daytime population
413,801Residents 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 metro areas in Mississippi for gas stations, numbered among those based in Mississippi (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Mississippi

Metro areas in Mississippi ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gulfport-Biloxi, MS4422613.5$2.2M+3.5%#239 of 387
2Hattiesburg, MS339816.3$1.8M+2.6%#310 of 387
Memphis, TN-MS-AR2199519.0$1.5M−0.3%#363 of 387
3Jackson, MS1946519.6$1.5M−1.4%#366 of 387

Other business types in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 226 gas stations in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area. 145 of them (64%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 203 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 3.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $486.1M a year, or $2,895 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 226 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 167,947 households in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

The Gulfport-Biloxi metro area has 13.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.2M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area would have about 204, against 226 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 827 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area at 431,329 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 167,947 households. Median household income in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area is $62,418, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. The Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores 44 for gas stations (lower middle), #239 of 387 scored metro areas.

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