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Gas stations in Johnson County, MO

How Johnson 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #536 of 2,358 scored counties
#9 of 83 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
29
26 chain locations (90%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$62.2M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,950 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.8
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
56,670
+4.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 gas stations in Johnson County. Chain locations make up 90% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.8, 27% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in Johnson County spend about $62.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,950 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each station on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Johnson County was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 1,110 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Johnson County grew 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Johnson County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #536 of 2,358 scored counties and #9 of 83 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Johnson 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 Johnson County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.813.410.9
Spending per listing$2.1M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,1109521,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.9%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,950$2,681$2,595
Median household income$67,272$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score6639

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 19
Employees, 2023
196
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2926 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The 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 Johnson 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 Johnson County

Population, 2025 estimate
56,670+4.9% since 2020
Households
21,087
Median age
34.4
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
829 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$67,272+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,022
Median home value
$235,700
Jobs located here
15,260
Daytime population
47,747Residents 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 Johnson 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

Other business types in Johnson County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Johnson County, MO?

There are 29 gas stations on map listings in Johnson County as of September 2026. 26 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $62.2M a year, or $2,950 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,087 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Johnson County has 13.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.1M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Johnson County would have about 26, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,110 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Johnson County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Johnson County at 56,670 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,087 households. The median household income in Johnson County is $67,272 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.7% 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. Johnson County scores 66 for gas stations (upper middle), #536 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 Johnson County

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