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Gas stations in Lauderdale County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,260 of 2,358 scored counties
#59 of 66 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
72
54 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
47
−27.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$79.1M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,756 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
54% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.1
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
70,317
−3.2% 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

For gas stations, Lauderdale County has a Groundwork market score of 17 (low): #2,260 of 2,358 scored counties and #59 of 66 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Lauderdale County comes to about $79.1M a year: $2,756 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each station on map listings, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Lauderdale County has 72 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 54 are chain locations, or 75%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 25.1 per 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 Lauderdale County was 47 in 2023, down 27.7% from 2019. That is one for every 611 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lauderdale County declined 3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureLauderdale CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.119.110.9
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6116041,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−27.7%−5.1%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.2%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,756$2,920$2,595
Median household income$50,817$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score1718

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
65 → 47−27.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
474
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7254 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County

Population, 2025 estimate
70,317−3.2% since 2020
Households
28,707
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
704 sq. mi.
People per square mile
102
Median household income
$50,817+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,958
Median home value
$133,300
Jobs located here
32,099
Daytime population
75,808Residents 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 Lauderdale 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
59Lauderdale County, MS177225.1$1.1M−3.2%#2,260 of 2,358

Other business types in Lauderdale County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Lauderdale County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 72 gas stations in Lauderdale County. 54 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 27.7% from 2019. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $79.1M a year, or $2,756 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,707 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lauderdale County has 25.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.1M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 33, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 611 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 27.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Lauderdale County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 70,317 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,707 households. Median household income in Lauderdale County is $50,817, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.5%, 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. Lauderdale County scores 17 for gas stations (low), #2,260 of 2,358 scored counties.

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