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Gas stations in Box Butte County, NE

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Box Butte County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,054 of 2,358 scored counties
#12 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.8M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,296 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.1
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,494
−3.0% 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 Box Butte County spend about $14.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,296 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per station, 25% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 5 gas stations on map listings in Box Butte County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 40%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 11.1 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Box Butte County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 501 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Box Butte County declined 3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gas stations, Box Butte County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #1,054 of 2,358 scored counties and #12 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska.

How Box Butte County compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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 Box Butte County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureBox Butte CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.111.710.9
Spending per listing$3M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment5018211,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,296$2,889$2,595
Median household income$68,892$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score5249

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 9
Employees, 2023
49
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
52 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Box Butte 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 Box Butte County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,494−3.0% since 2020
Households
4,505
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,075 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$68,892+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,641
Median home value
$166,600
Jobs located here
3,559
Daytime population
10,119Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for gas stations, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Box Butte County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sarpy County, NE87456.1$4.9M+9.0%#53 of 2,358
2Douglas County, NE741255.2$4.9M+3.6%#279 of 2,358
3Cass County, NE711614.8$2.3M+3.9%#388 of 2,358
4Dakota County, NE6968.0$3.8M+0.7%#422 of 2,358
5Lancaster County, NE691208.9$3M+3.4%#428 of 2,358
6Otoe County, NE6569.4$3.4M+3.9%#547 of 2,358
7Washington County, NE651011.9$2.8M+1.8%#553 of 2,358
8Seward County, NE601116.2$2.1M+2.3%#766 of 2,358
9Colfax County, NE58513.5$2.4M+3.6%#828 of 2,358
10Platte County, NE561813.2$2.3M+3.9%#908 of 2,358
12Box Butte County, NE52511.1$3M−3.0%#1,054 of 2,358

Other business types in Box Butte County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Box Butte County, NE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 gas stations in Box Butte County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Box Butte County, NE spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $14.8M a year, or $3,296 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,505 households in Box Butte County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Box Butte County, NE compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Box Butte County has 11.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Box Butte County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 501 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Box Butte County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Box Butte County at 10,494 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,505 households. Median household income in Box Butte County is $68,892, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Box Butte County scores 52 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,054 of 2,358 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Box Butte County

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