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Gas stations in Perry County, MS

How Perry 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,116 of 2,358 scored counties
#14 of 66 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
6
3 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.5M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,121 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.9
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,577
+1.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 gas stations in Perry County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 50%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 12.9 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in Perry County spend about $14.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,121 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each station on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Perry County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 516 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Perry County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Perry County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #1,116 of 2,358 scored counties and #14 of 66 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Perry 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 Perry County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasurePerry CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.919.110.9
Spending per listing$2.4M$1.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment5166041,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.1%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,121$2,920$2,595
Median household income$49,634$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score5118

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 9
Employees, 2023
93
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
63 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Perry 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 Perry County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,577+1.1% since 2020
Households
4,647
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
647 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$49,634+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,655
Median home value
$124,000
Jobs located here
1,993
Daytime population
9,347Residents 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 Perry 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
14Perry County, MS51612.9$2.4M+1.1%#1,116 of 2,358

Other business types in Perry County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Perry County, MS?

There are 6 gas stations on map listings in Perry County as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $14.5M a year, or $3,121 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,647 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Perry County has 12.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 516 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Perry County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Perry County at 11,577 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,647 households. The median household income in Perry County is $49,634 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.9% 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. Perry County scores 51 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,116 of 2,358 scored counties.

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