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Gas stations in Big Horn County, MT

The gas stations in Big Horn County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,264 of 2,358 scored counties
#20 of 21 scored counties in Montana

Listings
13
9 chain locations (69%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.5M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,004 a household
Spending per listing
$884K
63% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
34.0
3.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,752
−2.5% 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, Big Horn County has a Groundwork market score of 17 (low): #2,264 of 2,358 scored counties and #20 of 21 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Big Horn County spend about $11.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,004 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $884K of household spending for each station on map listings, 63% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 13 gas stations on map listings in Big Horn County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 69% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.0, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Big Horn County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 425 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Big Horn County declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Big Horn County compares

The same measures for Montana 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 Big Horn County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureBig Horn CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households34.017.610.9
Spending per listing$884K$1.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4259381,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.6%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,004$2,972$2,595
Median household income$58,750$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score1745

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 9
Employees, 2023
110
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
139 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 Big Horn 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 Big Horn County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,752−2.5% since 2020
Households
3,827
Median age
32.4
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
4,998 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$58,750+17.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,454
Median home value
$143,400
Jobs located here
3,877
Daytime population
13,017Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Montana

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The highest-scoring counties in Montana for gas stations, numbered among those based in Montana, with Big Horn County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ravalli County, MT852412.9$2.5M+9.4%#82 of 2,358
2Jefferson County, MT79816.0$2.4M+9.8%#180 of 2,358
3Gallatin County, MT766813.3$2.3M+7.7%#242 of 2,358
4Lake County, MT751814.3$2.2M+6.9%#271 of 2,358
5Lewis and Clark County, MT713410.9$2.6M+5.8%#378 of 2,358
6Yellowstone County, MT6310414.9$1.9M+4.5%#630 of 2,358
7Flathead County, MT627817.6$1.7M+10.1%#686 of 2,358
8Carbon County, MT591225.7$1.3M+9.1%#815 of 2,358
9Cascade County, MT554713.2$2.1M+0.7%#951 of 2,358
10Fergus County, MT51917.0$1.8M+3.1%#1,130 of 2,358
20Big Horn County, MT171334.0$884K−2.5%#2,264 of 2,358

Other business types in Big Horn County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Big Horn County, MT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 gas stations in Big Horn County. 9 of them (69%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Big Horn County, MT spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $11.5M a year, or $3,004 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $884K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,827 households in Big Horn County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Big Horn County, MT compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Big Horn County has 34.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $884K, 63% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Big Horn County would have about 5, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 425 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Big Horn County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Big Horn County at 12,752 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,827 households. Median household income in Big Horn County is $58,750, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.8%, 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. Big Horn County scores 17 for gas stations (low), #2,264 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 Big Horn County

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