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Gas stations in Lincoln County, MT
The gas stations in Lincoln County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,143 of 2,358 scored counties
#12 of 21 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 20
- 16 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,862 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.0
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,328
- +13.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 gas stations in Lincoln County. Chain locations make up 80% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 22.0 for every 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,862 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Lincoln County spend about $26M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $1.3M per station, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Lincoln County in 2023. That is one for every 1,009 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Lincoln County from 2020 to 2025 at +13.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Lincoln County is 51 (upper middle), #1,143 of 2,358 scored counties and #12 of 21 scored counties in Montana.
How Lincoln 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 | Lincoln County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.0 | 17.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,009 | 938 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.6% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,862 | $2,972 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $47,143 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 133
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2016 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,328+13.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,082
- Median age
- 50.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,613 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $47,143+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,699
- Median home value
- $296,500
- Jobs located here
- 6,146
- Daytime population
- 20,374Residents 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 |
| 12Lincoln County, MT | 51 | 20 | 22.0 | $1.3M | +13.1% | #1,143 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, MT?
Lincoln County has 20 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (80%) 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 Lincoln County, MT spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $26M a year, or $2,862 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,082 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, MT compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Lincoln County has 22.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.3M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 11, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,009 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 22,328 people in 2025, up 13.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,082 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $47,143 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.5% 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. Lincoln County scores 51 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,143 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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