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Gas stations in Red Willow County, NE
How Red Willow County, NE compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,197 of 2,358 scored counties
#14 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 5
- 3 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,913 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,307
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Red Willow County spend about $13.1M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,913 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each station on map listings, 10% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 5 gas stations on map listings in Red Willow County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 60% of them, 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 6 businesses with payroll in Red Willow County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 751 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Red Willow County declined 3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Red Willow County is 49 (lower middle), #1,197 of 2,358 scored counties and #14 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Red Willow 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 | Red Willow County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 11.7 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 751 | 821 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,913 | $2,889 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $63,697 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 53 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 Red Willow 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 Red Willow County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,307−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 4,504
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $63,697+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,040
- Median home value
- $159,600
- Jobs located here
- 5,147
- Daytime population
- 10,621Residents 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 |
| 14Red Willow County, NE | 49 | 5 | 11.1 | $2.6M | −3.5% | #1,197 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Red Willow County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Red Willow County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 gas stations in Red Willow County. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Red Willow County, NE spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $13.1M a year, or $2,913 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,504 households in Red Willow County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Red Willow County, NE compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Red Willow County has 11.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.6M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Red Willow County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 751 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Red Willow County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Red Willow County at 10,307 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,504 households. Median household income in Red Willow County is $63,697, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. Red Willow County scores 49 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,197 of 2,358 scored counties.
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