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Gas stations in Wheeler County, NE

How Wheeler 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

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
4
3 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.4M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,892 a household
Spending per listing
$349K
85% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
111.4
10.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
789
+2.1% 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

At $3,892 per household (50% above the U.S. average), households in Wheeler County spend about $1.4M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 4 gas stations, that is $349K per station, 85% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Wheeler County has 4 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. That is 111.4 per 10,000 households, 10.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for gasoline stations in Wheeler County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wheeler County grew 2.1%, slower than 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 Wheeler 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 Wheeler County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureWheeler CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households111.411.710.9
Spending per listing$349K$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a8211,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,892$2,889$2,595
Median household income$70,250$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
43 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Wheeler 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 Wheeler County

Population, 2025 estimate
789+2.1% since 2020
Households
359
Median age
54.3
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.7
Land area
575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1
Median household income
$70,250
Average household income
$98,758
Median home value
$146,500
Jobs located here
289
Daytime population
752Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for gas stations, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Wheeler 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
Wheeler County, NENot scored4111.4$349K+2.1%

Other business types in Wheeler County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Wheeler County, NE?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 gas stations in Wheeler County. The listings count gas stations. No official count is published for gasoline stations in Wheeler County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $1.4M a year, or $3,892 per household. That is 50% above the U.S. average (an index of 150, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $349K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 359 households in Wheeler County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wheeler County has 111.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 10.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $349K, 85% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Wheeler County would have about 1, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Wheeler County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Wheeler County at 789 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 359 households. Median household income in Wheeler County is $70,250, 13% 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.

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

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