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Gas stations in St. Francois County, MO

How St. Francois 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #703 of 2,358 scored counties
#14 of 83 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
25
17 chain locations (68%)
Official establishments
26
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$68.4M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,757 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.1
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,809
+2.1% 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 25 gas stations in St. Francois County. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 68%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.1, 7% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in St. Francois County comes to about $68.4M a year: $2,757 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each station on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in St. Francois County was 26 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 954 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.8M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in St. Francois County.

Population estimates put the population change in St. Francois County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, St. Francois County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #703 of 2,358 scored counties and #14 of 83 scored counties in Missouri.

How St. Francois 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 St. Francois County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Francois CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.113.410.9
Spending per listing$2.7M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment9549521,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+0.4%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,757$2,681$2,595
Median household income$57,477$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score6139

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 260.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
328
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2517 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$3.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in St. Francois 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 St. Francois County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,809+2.1% since 2020
Households
24,816
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
452 sq. mi.
People per square mile
148
Median household income
$57,477+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,389
Median home value
$169,300
Jobs located here
22,334
Daytime population
62,711Residents 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 St. Francois 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
14St. Francois County, MO612510.1$2.7M+2.1%#703 of 2,358

Other business types in St. Francois County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in St. Francois County, MO?

St. Francois County has 25 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (68%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in St. Francois County, MO spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $68.4M a year, or $2,757 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,816 households in St. Francois County and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Francois County has 10.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.7M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, St. Francois County would have about 29, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 954 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Francois County, MO growing?

Population estimates put St. Francois County at 67,809 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,816 households. The median household income in St. Francois County is $57,477 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. St. Francois County scores 61 for gas stations (upper middle), #703 of 2,358 scored counties.

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