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Gas stations in Saline County, NE

How Saline County, NE compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
4 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,669 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
98% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.8
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,996
+1.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 gas stations in Saline County. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

At $3,669 per household (41% above the U.S. average), households in Saline County spend about $18.9M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 4 gas stations, that is $4.7M per station, 98% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Saline County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 643 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Saline County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 gas stations on map listings, Saline County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Saline 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 Saline County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureSaline CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.811.710.9
Spending per listing$4.7M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6438211,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,669$2,889$2,595
Median household income$79,910$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 8
Employees, 2023
93
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
44 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Saline 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 Saline County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,996+1.9% since 2020
Households
5,143
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
574 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$79,910+55.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,556
Median home value
$197,400
Jobs located here
6,877
Daytime population
13,841Residents 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 Saline 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
Saline County, NENot scored47.8$4.7M+1.9%

Other business types in Saline County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Saline County, NE?

Saline County has 4 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $18.9M a year, or $3,669 per household. That is 41% above the U.S. average (an index of 141, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,143 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Saline County has 7.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $4.7M, 98% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Saline County would have about 8, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 643 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Saline County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Saline County at 14,996 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,143 households. The median household income in Saline County is $79,910 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 55.2% 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. Saline County has no market score for gas stations: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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 Saline County

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