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Gas stations in Dallas County, MO

How Dallas County, MO 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #625 of 2,358 scored counties
#11 of 83 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
9
5 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$21.2M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,134 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.3
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,025
+5.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 gas stations in Dallas County. Chain locations make up 56% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 13.3 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Dallas County comes to about $21.2M a year: $3,134 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per station, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Dallas County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 677 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Dallas County grew 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Dallas County is 63 (upper middle), #625 of 2,358 scored counties and #11 of 83 scored counties in Missouri.

How Dallas 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.

Gas stations in Dallas County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureDallas CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.313.410.9
Spending per listing$2.4M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6779521,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,134$2,681$2,595
Median household income$53,464$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score6339

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 10
Employees, 2023
80
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
95 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Dallas 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 Dallas County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,025+5.2% since 2020
Households
6,768
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
541 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$53,464+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,932
Median home value
$190,300
Jobs located here
2,497
Daytime population
13,028Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for gas stations, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Dallas County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Charles County, MO811267.8$3.7M+4.9%#129 of 2,358
2Christian County, MO81298.3$3.7M+8.3%#130 of 2,358
3Platte County, MO77409.1$3.2M+6.7%#215 of 2,358
4Clay County, MO74959.3$3M+4.3%#297 of 2,358
5Warren County, MO742014.4$2.2M+9.2%#308 of 2,358
6Boone County, MO70607.8$3.4M+4.2%#397 of 2,358
7Jefferson County, MO6711513.0$2.3M+2.7%#493 of 2,358
8Cass County, MO676314.6$2.1M+7.1%#496 of 2,358
9Johnson County, MO662913.8$2.1M+4.9%#536 of 2,358
10Webster County, MO651913.6$2.2M+10.4%#571 of 2,358
11Dallas County, MO63913.3$2.4M+5.2%#625 of 2,358

Other business types in Dallas County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Dallas County, MO?

Dallas County has 9 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Dallas County, MO spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $21.2M a year, or $3,134 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,768 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dallas County, MO compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Dallas County has 13.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 22% 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 677 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Dallas County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Dallas County at 18,025 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,768 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $53,464 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Dallas County scores 63 for gas stations (upper middle), #625 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 Dallas County

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