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Gas stations in Gage County, NE
The gas stations in Gage County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,087 of 2,358 scored counties
#13 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 15
- 13 chain locations (87%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,081 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.1
- 48% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,711
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 gas stations in Gage County. Chain locations make up 87% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.1, 48% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Gage County spend about $28.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,081 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 15 gas stations, that is $1.9M per station, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Gage County in 2023. That is one for every 848 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Gage County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Gage County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #1,087 of 2,358 scored counties and #13 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Gage 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.
| Measure | Gage County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.1 | 11.7 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 848 | 821 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,081 | $2,889 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $67,247 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 124
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1513 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Gage 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 Gage County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,711+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 9,327
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 852 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $67,247+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,338
- Median home value
- $174,000
- Jobs located here
- 8,371
- Daytime population
- 18,346Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 87 | 45 | 6.1 | $4.9M | +9.0% | #53 of 2,358 |
| 2Douglas County, NE | 74 | 125 | 5.2 | $4.9M | +3.6% | #279 of 2,358 |
| 3Cass County, NE | 71 | 16 | 14.8 | $2.3M | +3.9% | #388 of 2,358 |
| 4Dakota County, NE | 69 | 6 | 8.0 | $3.8M | +0.7% | #422 of 2,358 |
| 5Lancaster County, NE | 69 | 120 | 8.9 | $3M | +3.4% | #428 of 2,358 |
| 6Otoe County, NE | 65 | 6 | 9.4 | $3.4M | +3.9% | #547 of 2,358 |
| 7Washington County, NE | 65 | 10 | 11.9 | $2.8M | +1.8% | #553 of 2,358 |
| 8Seward County, NE | 60 | 11 | 16.2 | $2.1M | +2.3% | #766 of 2,358 |
| 9Colfax County, NE | 58 | 5 | 13.5 | $2.4M | +3.6% | #828 of 2,358 |
| 10Platte County, NE | 56 | 18 | 13.2 | $2.3M | +3.9% | #908 of 2,358 |
| 13Gage County, NE | 52 | 15 | 16.1 | $1.9M | +0.2% | #1,087 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Gage 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 Gage County, NE?
There are 15 gas stations on map listings in Gage County as of September 2026. 13 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Gage County, NE spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $28.7M a year, or $3,081 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,327 households in Gage County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gage County, NE compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Gage County has 16.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.9M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Gage County would have about 12, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 848 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Gage County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Gage County at 21,711 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,327 households. The median household income in Gage County is $67,247 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Gage County scores 52 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,087 of 2,358 scored counties.
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