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Gas stations in Gates County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Gates County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 3 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,538 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 55% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,234
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,538 per household (36% above the U.S. average), households in Gates County spend about $14.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each station on map listings, 55% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 4 gas stations on map listings in Gates County as of September 2026. That is 9.5 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Gates County in 2023. That is one for every 699 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Gates County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 gas stations on map listings, Gates County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Gates County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Gates County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 12.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 699 | 1,006 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.6% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,538 | $3,002 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $66,333 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $780K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 43 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 Gates 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 Gates County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,234−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,192
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 341 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $66,333+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,387
- Median home value
- $170,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,439
- Daytime population
- 7,594Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pender County, NC | 91 | 24 | 9.5 | $3.5M | +19.0% | #22 of 2,358 |
| 2Clay County, NC | 89 | 5 | 9.8 | $3.3M | +9.9% | #39 of 2,358 |
| 3Franklin County, NC | 86 | 28 | 9.8 | $3.4M | +18.8% | #64 of 2,358 |
| 4Madison County, NC | 86 | 9 | 10.8 | $3M | +5.9% | #65 of 2,358 |
| 5Brunswick County, NC | 85 | 67 | 9.7 | $3.2M | +26.5% | #75 of 2,358 |
| 6Union County, NC | 85 | 114 | 13.5 | $2.6M | +11.7% | #79 of 2,358 |
| 7Wake County, NC | 83 | 381 | 8.3 | $3.5M | +11.2% | #94 of 2,358 |
| 8Alleghany County, NC | 81 | 5 | 9.7 | $3.3M | +5.4% | #133 of 2,358 |
| 9Cabarrus County, NC | 81 | 95 | 11.3 | $2.8M | +9.9% | #138 of 2,358 |
| 10Pamlico County, NC | 81 | 6 | 11.0 | $2.8M | +3.7% | #139 of 2,358 |
| Gates County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 9.5 | $3.7M | −2.1% |
Other business types in Gates County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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 Gates County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 gas stations in Gates County. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Gates County, NC spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $14.8M a year, or $3,538 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,192 households in Gates County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gates County, NC compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Gates County has 9.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.7M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Gates County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 699 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Gates County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Gates County at 10,234 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,192 households. Median household income in Gates County is $66,333, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Gates 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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