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Gas stations in Cole County, MO
The gas stations in Cole County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,030 of 2,358 scored counties
#29 of 83 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 41
- 37 chain locations (90%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- −3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $85.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,760 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.2
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,908
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 gas stations in Cole County. Of those, 37 are chain locations, or 90%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 13.2 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,760 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Cole County spend about $85.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each station on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Cole County was 32 in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 971 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Cole County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cole County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,030 of 2,358 scored counties and #29 of 83 scored counties in Missouri.
How Cole County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Cole County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.2 | 13.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 971 | 952 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.0% | +0.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,760 | $2,681 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $74,876 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 32−3.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 279
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4137 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Cole 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 Cole County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 77,908+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 31,086
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 197
- Median household income
- $74,876+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,025
- Median home value
- $229,600
- Jobs located here
- 56,757
- Daytime population
- 96,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Charles County, MO | 81 | 126 | 7.8 | $3.7M | +4.9% | #129 of 2,358 |
| 2Christian County, MO | 81 | 29 | 8.3 | $3.7M | +8.3% | #130 of 2,358 |
| 3Platte County, MO | 77 | 40 | 9.1 | $3.2M | +6.7% | #215 of 2,358 |
| 4Clay County, MO | 74 | 95 | 9.3 | $3M | +4.3% | #297 of 2,358 |
| 5Warren County, MO | 74 | 20 | 14.4 | $2.2M | +9.2% | #308 of 2,358 |
| 6Boone County, MO | 70 | 60 | 7.8 | $3.4M | +4.2% | #397 of 2,358 |
| 7Jefferson County, MO | 67 | 115 | 13.0 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #493 of 2,358 |
| 8Cass County, MO | 67 | 63 | 14.6 | $2.1M | +7.1% | #496 of 2,358 |
| 9Johnson County, MO | 66 | 29 | 13.8 | $2.1M | +4.9% | #536 of 2,358 |
| 10Webster County, MO | 65 | 19 | 13.6 | $2.2M | +10.4% | #571 of 2,358 |
| 29Cole County, MO | 53 | 41 | 13.2 | $2.1M | +1.7% | #1,030 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Cole County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Cole County, MO?
Cole County has 41 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 37 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Cole County, MO spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $85.8M a year, or $2,760 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,086 households in Cole County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cole County, MO compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Cole County has 13.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.1M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Cole County would have about 36, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 971 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Cole County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Cole County at 77,908 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,086 households. The median household income in Cole County is $74,876 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Cole County scores 53 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,030 of 2,358 scored counties.
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