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Gas stations in Sanders County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Sanders County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,190 of 2,358 scored counties
#13 of 21 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 15
- 15 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,157 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.5
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,062
- +12.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,157 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Sanders County spend about $17.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each station on map listings, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Sanders County has 15 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.5, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Sanders County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 779 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $886K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Sanders County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sanders County grew 12.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Sanders County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,190 of 2,358 scored counties and #13 of 21 scored counties in Montana.
How Sanders 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 | Sanders County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.5 | 17.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 779 | 938 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.6% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,157 | $2,972 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $57,476 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1515 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
- 1
- Amount
- $886K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Sanders 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 Sanders County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,062+12.9% since 2020
- Households
- 5,451
- Median age
- 54.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 2,760 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $57,476+40.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,317
- Median home value
- $359,000
- Jobs located here
- 3,261
- Daytime population
- 12,845Residents 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 |
| 13Sanders County, MT | 50 | 15 | 27.5 | $1.1M | +12.9% | #1,190 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Sanders 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 Sanders County, MT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 gas stations in Sanders County. 15 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Sanders County, MT spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $17.2M a year, or $3,157 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,451 households in Sanders County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sanders County, MT compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Sanders County has 27.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.1M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Sanders County would have about 7, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 779 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Sanders County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Sanders County at 14,062 people in 2025, up 12.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,451 households. Median household income in Sanders County is $57,476, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.8%, 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. Sanders County scores 50 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,190 of 2,358 scored counties.
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