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Gas stations in Silver Bow County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Silver Bow County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,360 of 2,358 scored counties
#17 of 21 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 22
- 17 chain locations (77%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,704 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.3
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,118
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 gas stations in Silver Bow County. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 77%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.3, 31% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,704 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Silver Bow County spend about $41.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 22 gas stations, that is $1.9M per station, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Silver Bow County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 812 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Silver Bow County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Silver Bow County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,360 of 2,358 scored counties and #17 of 21 scored counties in Montana.
How Silver Bow 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 | Silver Bow County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.3 | 17.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 812 | 938 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.6% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,704 | $2,972 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $61,754 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 308
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Silver Bow 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 Silver Bow County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,118+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 15,419
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 718 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $61,754+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,950
- Median home value
- $255,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,312
- Daytime population
- 35,343Residents 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 |
| 17Silver Bow County, MT | 46 | 22 | 14.3 | $1.9M | +2.6% | #1,360 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Silver Bow County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Silver Bow County, MT?
Silver Bow County has 22 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (77%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Silver Bow County, MT spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $41.7M a year, or $2,704 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,419 households in Silver Bow County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Silver Bow County, MT compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Silver Bow County has 14.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Silver Bow County would have about 18, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 812 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Silver Bow County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Silver Bow County at 36,118 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,419 households. The median household income in Silver Bow County is $61,754 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% 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. Silver Bow County scores 46 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,360 of 2,358 scored counties.
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