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Gas stations in Montgomery County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Montgomery County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,047 of 2,358 scored counties
#71 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 24
- 21 chain locations (88%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $37.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,497 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.6
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,403
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Montgomery County comes to about $37.2M a year: $3,497 per household, 35% above the U.S. average. Spread across 24 gas stations, that is $1.6M per station, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Montgomery County has 24 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 88%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 22.6 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 760 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Montgomery County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,047 of 2,358 scored counties and #71 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.6 | 12.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 760 | 1,006 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.6% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,497 | $3,002 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $57,766 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 141
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2421 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,403+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,643
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 492 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $57,766+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,269
- Median home value
- $161,700
- Jobs located here
- 9,159
- Daytime population
- 24,306Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Montgomery County?
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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 |
| 71Montgomery County, NC | 53 | 24 | 22.6 | $1.6M | +2.7% | #1,047 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 gas stations in Montgomery County. 21 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Montgomery County, NC spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $37.2M a year, or $3,497 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,643 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, NC compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Montgomery County has 22.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.6M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 16, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 760 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 26,403 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,643 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $57,766, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Montgomery County scores 53 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,047 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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