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Gas stations in Elko County, NV
How Elko County, NV 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,643 of 2,358 scored counties
#8 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 49
- 39 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +4.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $59M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,005 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.0
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,815
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,005 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Elko County spend about $59M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $1.2M per station, 50% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Elko County has 49 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 39 of them (80%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.0, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Elko County in 2023, up 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 755 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $848K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Elko County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Elko County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Elko County is 39 (lower middle), #1,643 of 2,358 scored counties and #8 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.
How Elko County compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Elko County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.0 | 9.0 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 755 | 1,597 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.0% | −2.6% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,005 | $2,573 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $86,487 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 26+4.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 518
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4939 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $848K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Elko 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 Elko County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,815+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,627
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 17,173 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $86,487+6.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,650
- Median home value
- $301,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,857
- Daytime population
- 52,062Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Douglas County, NV | 82 | 15 | 7.0 | $4.4M | +1.2% | #108 of 2,358 |
| 2Lyon County, NV | 82 | 28 | 11.8 | $2.7M | +9.5% | #119 of 2,358 |
| 3Washoe County, NV | 79 | 124 | 6.2 | $4.4M | +4.4% | #162 of 2,358 |
| 4Churchill County, NV | 77 | 10 | 10.5 | $2.9M | +1.1% | #219 of 2,358 |
| 5Clark County, NV | 72 | 713 | 8.3 | $3M | +5.8% | #340 of 2,358 |
| 6Carson City, NV | 60 | 26 | 11.0 | $2.5M | −0.2% | #747 of 2,358 |
| 7Nye County, NV | 57 | 32 | 14.4 | $2M | +10.3% | #877 of 2,358 |
| 8Elko County, NV | 39 | 49 | 25.0 | $1.2M | +2.1% | #1,643 of 2,358 |
| 9Humboldt County, NV | 23 | 25 | 36.2 | $862K | 0.0% | #2,174 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Elko County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Elko County, NV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 gas stations in Elko County. 39 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 4.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Elko County, NV spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $59M a year, or $3,005 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,627 households in Elko County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elko County, NV compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Elko County has 25.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.2M, 50% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Elko County would have about 25, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 755 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Elko County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Elko County at 54,815 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,627 households. Median household income in Elko County is $86,487, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 6.5%, 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. Elko County scores 39 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,643 of 2,358 scored counties.
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