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Gas stations in St. Louis city, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in St. Louis city, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,707 of 2,358 scored counties
#51 of 83 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 155
- 136 chain locations (88%)
- Official establishments
- 89
- −9.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $260.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $1,800 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.7
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 278,144
- −7.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 155 gas stations in St. Louis city. Chain locations make up 88% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 10.7 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $1,800 per household (31% below the U.S. average), households in St. Louis city spend about $260.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each station on map listings, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in St. Louis city was 89 in 2023, down 9.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,628 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in St. Louis city.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Louis city declined 7.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gas stations in St. Louis city is 37 (lower middle), #1,707 of 2,358 scored counties and #51 of 83 scored counties in Missouri.
How St. Louis city 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 | St. Louis city | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.7 | 13.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,628 | 952 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.2% | +0.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $1,800 | $2,681 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $56,160 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 98 → 89−9.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 914
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 155136 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 109The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in St. Louis city, 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. Louis city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 278,144−7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 144,891
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 62 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,675
- Median household income
- $56,160+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,764
- Median home value
- $197,500
- Jobs located here
- 229,379
- Daytime population
- 378,059Residents 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 |
| 51St. Louis city, MO | 37 | 155 | 10.7 | $1.7M | −7.4% | #1,707 of 2,358 |
Other business types in St. Louis city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in St. Louis city, MO?
St. Louis city has 155 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 136 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 9.2% from 2019. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Louis city, MO spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $260.7M a year, or $1,800 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 155 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 144,891 households in St. Louis city and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis city, MO compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
St. Louis city has 10.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.7M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, St. Louis city would have about 109, against 155 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,628 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis city, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis city at 278,144 people in 2025, down 7.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 144,891 households. The median household income in St. Louis city is $56,160 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. Louis city scores 37 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,707 of 2,358 scored counties.
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