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Gas stations in Yalobusha County, MS

How Yalobusha 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 23 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,166 of 2,358 scored counties
#52 of 66 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
13
8 chain locations (62%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,010 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.0
2.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,375
−0.5% 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

Yalobusha County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #2,166 of 2,358 scored counties and #52 of 66 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Yalobusha County comes to about $15M a year: $3,010 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 13 gas stations, that is $1.2M per station, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 13 gas stations on map listings in Yalobusha County as of September 2026. 8 of them (62%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 26.0 for every 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Yalobusha County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 357 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Yalobusha County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Yalobusha 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 Yalobusha County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureYalobusha CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.019.110.9
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3576041,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.1%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,010$2,920$2,595
Median household income$49,151$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score2318

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 14
Employees, 2023
53
Annual payroll, 2023
$929K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
138 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 Yalobusha 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 Yalobusha County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,375−0.5% since 2020
Households
4,996
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
467 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$49,151+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,684
Median home value
$122,300
Jobs located here
2,175
Daytime population
9,571Residents 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 Yalobusha 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
52Yalobusha County, MS231326.0$1.2M−0.5%#2,166 of 2,358

Other business types in Yalobusha County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Yalobusha County, MS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 gas stations in Yalobusha County. 8 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $15M a year, or $3,010 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,996 households in Yalobusha County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Yalobusha County has 26.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.2M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Yalobusha County would have about 6, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 357 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Yalobusha County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Yalobusha County at 12,375 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,996 households. Median household income in Yalobusha County is $49,151, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.5%, 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. Yalobusha County scores 23 for gas stations (low), #2,166 of 2,358 scored counties.

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