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Gas stations in Smith County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #982 of 2,358 scored counties
#11 of 66 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
6
3 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.8M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,819 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.7
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,991
−1.5% 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

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Smith County comes to about $15.8M a year: $2,819 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 gas stations, that is $2.6M per station, 10% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 6 gas stations on map listings in Smith County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.7, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Smith County in 2023. That is one for every 932 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Smith County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gas stations, Smith County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #982 of 2,358 scored counties and #11 of 66 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Smith 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 Smith County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureSmith CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.719.110.9
Spending per listing$2.6M$1.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment9326041,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.1%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,819$2,920$2,595
Median household income$60,916$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score5418

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6
Employees, 2023
55
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
63 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Smith 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 Smith County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,991−1.5% since 2020
Households
5,592
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
636 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$60,916+41.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,047
Median home value
$112,600
Jobs located here
2,109
Daytime population
10,403Residents 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 Smith 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
11Smith County, MS54610.7$2.6M−1.5%#982 of 2,358

Other business types in Smith County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Smith County, MS?

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

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

About $15.8M a year, or $2,819 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,592 households in Smith County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Smith County has 10.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.6M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Smith County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 932 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Smith County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Smith County at 13,991 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,592 households. Median household income in Smith County is $60,916, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.3%, 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. Smith County scores 54 for gas stations (upper middle), #982 of 2,358 scored counties.

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 Smith County

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