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Gas stations in Linn County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Linn County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,111 of 2,358 scored counties
#75 of 83 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
9
8 chain locations (89%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.8M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,674 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.7
72% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,815
−0.3% 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

For gas stations, Linn County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #2,111 of 2,358 scored counties and #75 of 83 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $2,674 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Linn County spend about $12.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 9 gas stations, that is $1.4M per station, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Linn County has 9 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 89% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 18.7 for every 10,000 households, 72% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Linn County in 2023. That is one for every 600 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Linn County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Linn 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 Linn County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureLinn CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.713.410.9
Spending per listing$1.4M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6009521,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,674$2,681$2,595
Median household income$61,635$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score2539

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 8
Employees, 2023
72
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
98 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Linn 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 Linn County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,815−0.3% since 2020
Households
4,801
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
616 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$61,635+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,789
Median home value
$123,300
Jobs located here
4,114
Daytime population
10,962Residents 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 Linn 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
75Linn County, MO25918.7$1.4M−0.3%#2,111 of 2,358

Other business types in Linn County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Linn County, MO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 gas stations in Linn County. 8 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $12.8M a year, or $2,674 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,801 households in Linn County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Linn County has 18.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 72% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.4M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Linn County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 600 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Linn County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Linn County at 11,815 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,801 households. Median household income in Linn County is $61,635, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Linn County scores 25 for gas stations (lower middle), #2,111 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 Linn County

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