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Gas stations in Polk County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Polk County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #965 of 2,358 scored counties
#23 of 83 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 22
- 16 chain locations (73%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $36.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,997 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.2
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,604
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 gas stations in Polk County. Chain locations make up 73% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.2, 67% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Polk County comes to about $36.1M a year: $2,997 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each station on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Polk County in 2023. That is one for every 861 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $572K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Polk County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Polk County grew 6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Polk County is 55 (upper middle), #965 of 2,358 scored counties and #23 of 83 scored counties in Missouri.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.2 | 13.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 861 | 952 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,997 | $2,681 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $59,647 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 133
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2216 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $572K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,604+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 12,059
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 636 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $59,647+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,496
- Median home value
- $205,800
- Jobs located here
- 10,220
- Daytime population
- 28,041Residents 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 |
| 23Polk County, MO | 55 | 22 | 18.2 | $1.6M | +6.3% | #965 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Polk 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 Polk County, MO?
There are 22 gas stations on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. 16 of them (73%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Polk County, MO spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $36.1M a year, or $2,997 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,059 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, MO compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Polk County has 18.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.6M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Polk County would have about 15, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 861 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 33,604 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,059 households. The median household income in Polk County is $59,647 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Polk County scores 55 for gas stations (upper middle), #965 of 2,358 scored counties.
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