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Gas stations in Missoula County, MT
The gas stations in Missoula 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 #1,136 of 2,358 scored counties
#11 of 21 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 84
- 75 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- +8.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $142.9M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,712 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.9
- 46% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,513
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Missoula County comes to about $142.9M a year: $2,712 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each station on map listings, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Missoula County has 84 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 75 of them (89%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.9, 46% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 53 businesses with payroll in Missoula County classed as gasoline stations, up 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 994 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Missoula County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Missoula County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #1,136 of 2,358 scored counties and #11 of 21 scored counties in Montana.
How Missoula 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 | Missoula County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.9 | 17.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 994 | 938 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.2% | −0.6% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,712 | $2,972 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $75,598 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 53+8.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 737
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8475 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The 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 Missoula 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 Missoula County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 123,513+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 52,679
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,593 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $75,598+39.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,306
- Median home value
- $472,100
- Jobs located here
- 66,258
- Daytime population
- 128,477Residents 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 |
| 11Missoula County, MT | 51 | 84 | 15.9 | $1.7M | +4.4% | #1,136 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Missoula 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 Missoula County, MT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 84 gas stations in Missoula County. 75 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Missoula County, MT spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $142.9M a year, or $2,712 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,679 households in Missoula County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Missoula County, MT compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Missoula County has 15.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.7M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Missoula County would have about 60, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 994 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Missoula County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Missoula County at 123,513 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,679 households. Median household income in Missoula County is $75,598, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.8%, 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. Missoula County scores 51 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,136 of 2,358 scored counties.
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