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Gas stations in Jackson County, MO
How Jackson 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,034 of 2,358 scored counties
#30 of 83 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 366
- 343 chain locations (94%)
- Official establishments
- 236
- +6.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $741.9M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,418 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.9
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 732,994
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 366 gas stations in Jackson County. Chain locations make up 94% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 11.9 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Jackson County comes to about $741.9M a year: $2,418 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 366 gas stations, that is $2M per station, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Jackson County was 236 in 2023, up 6.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,300 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $6.7M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Jackson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jackson County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Jackson County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,034 of 2,358 scored counties and #30 of 83 scored counties in Missouri.
How Jackson 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 | Jackson County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.9 | 13.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,300 | 952 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.3% | +0.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,418 | $2,681 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $68,577 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 222 → 236+6.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,435
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $81.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 366343 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 311The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $6.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Jackson 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 Jackson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 732,994+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 306,798
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,191
- Median household income
- $68,577+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,212
- Median home value
- $230,500
- Jobs located here
- 400,567
- Daytime population
- 769,958Residents 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 |
| 30Jackson County, MO | 53 | 366 | 11.9 | $2M | +2.1% | #1,034 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Jackson 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 Jackson County, MO?
Jackson County has 366 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 343 of them (94%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 236 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 6.3% from 2019. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Jackson County, MO spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $741.9M a year, or $2,418 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 366 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 306,798 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jackson County, MO compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Jackson County has 11.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Jackson County would have about 311, against 366 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,300 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Jackson County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Jackson County at 732,994 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 306,798 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $68,577 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Jackson County scores 53 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,034 of 2,358 scored counties.
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