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Gas stations in Dawson County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Dawson County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 17
- 13 chain locations (76%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,895 a household
- Spending per listing
- $616K
- 74% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.0
- 4.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 8,692
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Dawson County comes to about $10.5M a year: $2,895 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $616K per station, 74% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 17 gas stations on map listings in Dawson County as of September 2026. 13 of them (76%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 47.0, 4.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Dawson County in 2023. That is one for every 603 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $686K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Dawson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Dawson County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Dawson 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 | Dawson County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.0 | 17.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $616K | $1.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 603 | 938 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.6% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,895 | $2,972 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $71,334 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1713 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $686K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Dawson 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 Dawson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 8,692−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 3,615
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,372 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $71,334
- Average household income
- $87,555
- Median home value
- $185,300
- Jobs located here
- 3,735
- Daytime population
- 8,445Residents 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 |
| Dawson County, MT | Not scored | 17 | 47.0 | $616K | −2.6% |
Other business types in Dawson County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Dawson County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 gas stations in Dawson County. 13 of them (76%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Dawson County, MT spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $10.5M a year, or $2,895 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $616K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,615 households in Dawson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dawson County, MT compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Dawson County has 47.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 4.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $616K, 74% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Dawson County would have about 4, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 603 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Dawson County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Dawson County at 8,692 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,615 households. Median household income in Dawson County is $71,334, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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