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Gas stations in Sheridan County, MT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Sheridan 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
6
3 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.7M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,209 a household
Spending per listing
$790K
67% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.7
3.7 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
3,436
−2.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 gas stations in Sheridan County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 50%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 40.7 for every 10,000 households, 3.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

At $3,209 per household (24% above the U.S. average), households in Sheridan County spend about $4.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $790K of household spending for each station on map listings, 67% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Sheridan County in 2023. That is one for every 295 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Sheridan County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureSheridan CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.717.610.9
Spending per listing$790K$1.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2959381,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.6%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,209$2,972$2,595
Median household income$70,147$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
63 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,436−2.9% since 2020
Households
1,476
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,677 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$70,147
Average household income
$93,765
Median home value
$124,000
Jobs located here
1,183
Daytime population
3,423Residents 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 Sheridan 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
Sheridan County, MTNot scored640.7$790K−2.9%

Other business types in Sheridan 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 Sheridan County, MT?

There are 6 gas stations on map listings in Sheridan County as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $4.7M a year, or $3,209 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $790K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,476 households in Sheridan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sheridan County has 40.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $790K, 67% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Sheridan County would have about 2, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 295 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Sheridan County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Sheridan County at 3,436 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,476 households. The median household income in Sheridan County is $70,147 a year, 13% 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 Sheridan County

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