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Gas stations in Wayne County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Wayne County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 6
- 5 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,325 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.0
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,020
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 gas stations in Wayne County. Chain locations make up 83% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.0, 47% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Wayne County spend about $12.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,325 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 gas stations, that is $2.1M per station, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Wayne County in 2023. That is one for every 1,251 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Wayne County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Wayne 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 | Wayne County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.0 | 11.7 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,251 | 821 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,325 | $2,889 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $66,215 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 47
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $978K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 65 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,020+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 3,753
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 443 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $66,215
- Average household income
- $83,400
- Median home value
- $221,600
- Jobs located here
- 5,123
- Daytime population
- 10,606Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Wayne County?
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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 |
| Wayne County, NE | Not scored | 6 | 16.0 | $2.1M | +3.3% |
Other business types in Wayne County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Wayne County, NE?
There are 6 gas stations on map listings in Wayne County as of September 2026. 5 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Wayne County, NE spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $12.5M a year, or $3,325 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,753 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, NE compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Wayne County has 16.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Wayne County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,251 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Wayne County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 10,020 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,753 households. The median household income in Wayne County is $66,215 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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