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Gas stations in Carbon County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Carbon County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #815 of 2,358 scored counties
#8 of 21 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 12
- 10 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.6M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,355 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.7
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,466
- +9.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Carbon County spend about $15.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,355 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each station on map listings, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Carbon County has 12 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 83% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.7, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Carbon County in 2023. That is one for every 933 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Carbon County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Carbon County is 59 (upper middle), #815 of 2,358 scored counties and #8 of 21 scored counties in Montana.
How Carbon 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.
| Measure | Carbon County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.7 | 17.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 933 | 938 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.6% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,355 | $2,972 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $80,261 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Carbon 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 Carbon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,466+9.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,664
- Median age
- 51.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 2,048 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $80,261+36.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,457
- Median home value
- $420,800
- Jobs located here
- 3,093
- Daytime population
- 9,712Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ravalli County, MT | 85 | 24 | 12.9 | $2.5M | +9.4% | #82 of 2,358 |
| 2Jefferson County, MT | 79 | 8 | 16.0 | $2.4M | +9.8% | #180 of 2,358 |
| 3Gallatin County, MT | 76 | 68 | 13.3 | $2.3M | +7.7% | #242 of 2,358 |
| 4Lake County, MT | 75 | 18 | 14.3 | $2.2M | +6.9% | #271 of 2,358 |
| 5Lewis and Clark County, MT | 71 | 34 | 10.9 | $2.6M | +5.8% | #378 of 2,358 |
| 6Yellowstone County, MT | 63 | 104 | 14.9 | $1.9M | +4.5% | #630 of 2,358 |
| 7Flathead County, MT | 62 | 78 | 17.6 | $1.7M | +10.1% | #686 of 2,358 |
| 8Carbon County, MT | 59 | 12 | 25.7 | $1.3M | +9.1% | #815 of 2,358 |
| 9Cascade County, MT | 55 | 47 | 13.2 | $2.1M | +0.7% | #951 of 2,358 |
| 10Fergus County, MT | 51 | 9 | 17.0 | $1.8M | +3.1% | #1,130 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Carbon 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 Carbon County, MT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 gas stations in Carbon County. 10 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Carbon County, MT spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $15.6M a year, or $3,355 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,664 households in Carbon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carbon County, MT compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Carbon County has 25.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.3M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Carbon County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 933 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Carbon County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Carbon County at 11,466 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,664 households. Median household income in Carbon County is $80,261, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.7%, 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. Carbon County scores 59 for gas stations (upper middle), #815 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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