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Gas stations in Musselshell County, MT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Musselshell 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
4
4 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.5M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,045 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.6
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
5,582
+17.6% 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

Households in Musselshell County spend about $6.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,045 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 4 gas stations, that is $1.6M per station, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 4 gas stations on map listings in Musselshell County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.6, 71% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Musselshell County in 2023. That is one for every 716 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Musselshell County from 2020 to 2025 at +17.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Musselshell 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 Musselshell County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureMusselshell CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.617.610.9
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment7169381,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.6%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+17.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,045$2,972$2,595
Median household income$58,920$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$734K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
44 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Musselshell 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 Musselshell County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,582+17.6% since 2020
Households
2,148
Median age
49.6
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,869 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$58,920
Average household income
$77,399
Median home value
$235,000
Jobs located here
1,361
Daytime population
4,675Residents 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 Musselshell 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
Musselshell County, MTNot scored418.6$1.6M+17.6%

Other business types in Musselshell County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Musselshell County, MT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 gas stations in Musselshell County. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $6.5M a year, or $3,045 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,148 households in Musselshell County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Musselshell County has 18.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.6M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Musselshell County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 716 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Musselshell County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Musselshell County at 5,582 people in 2025, up 17.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,148 households. Median household income in Musselshell County is $58,920, 27% 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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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Musselshell County

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