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Gas stations in Panola County, MS
How Panola County, MS 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 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,216 of 2,358 scored counties
#55 of 66 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 50
- 37 chain locations (74%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- +14.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $38.6M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,133 a household
- Spending per listing
- $771K
- 68% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.6
- 3.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,691
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Panola County scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #2,216 of 2,358 scored counties and #55 of 66 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Panola County spend about $38.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,133 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. Spread across 50 gas stations, that is $771K per station, 68% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 50 gas stations on map listings in Panola County as of September 2026. 37 of them (74%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 40.6 for every 10,000 households, 3.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Panola County in 2023, up 14.7% from 2019. That is one for every 316 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show Panola County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Panola 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.
| Measure | Panola County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.6 | 19.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $771K | $1.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 316 | 604 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.7% | −5.1% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,133 | $2,920 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $45,945 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 18 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 39+14.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 250
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5037 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Panola 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 Panola County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,691−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,312
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 685 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $45,945+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,388
- Median home value
- $127,800
- Jobs located here
- 10,394
- Daytime population
- 28,953Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Itawamba County, MS | 75 | 8 | 8.3 | $3.8M | +1.3% | #249 of 2,358 |
| 2Lamar County, MS | 69 | 30 | 11.8 | $2.5M | +4.7% | #434 of 2,358 |
| 3Walthall County, MS | 64 | 5 | 9.5 | $3.4M | +0.4% | #586 of 2,358 |
| 4Hancock County, MS | 64 | 23 | 11.4 | $2.7M | +1.6% | #597 of 2,358 |
| 5George County, MS | 62 | 14 | 15.1 | $2.1M | +8.1% | #674 of 2,358 |
| 6Pearl River County, MS | 59 | 32 | 14.6 | $2.1M | +5.6% | #799 of 2,358 |
| 7Clarke County, MS | 57 | 7 | 11.8 | $2.6M | −2.8% | #865 of 2,358 |
| 8Harrison County, MS | 56 | 109 | 13.1 | $2.1M | +4.0% | #913 of 2,358 |
| 9Jackson County, MS | 56 | 82 | 14.2 | $2.1M | +3.0% | #914 of 2,358 |
| 10Tate County, MS | 55 | 27 | 24.5 | $1.4M | +2.1% | #970 of 2,358 |
| 55Panola County, MS | 20 | 50 | 40.6 | $771K | −1.4% | #2,216 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Panola County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Panola County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 50 gas stations in Panola County. 37 of them (74%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 14.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Panola County, MS spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $38.6M a year, or $3,133 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $771K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,312 households in Panola County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Panola County, MS compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Panola County has 40.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $771K, 68% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Panola County would have about 16, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 316 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Panola County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Panola County at 32,691 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,312 households. Median household income in Panola County is $45,945, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.0%, 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. Panola County scores 20 for gas stations (low), #2,216 of 2,358 scored counties.
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