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Gas stations in Cass County, ND

The gas stations in Cass County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #285 of 2,358 scored counties
#2 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
57
45 chain locations (79%)
Official establishments
70
+7.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$216M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,573 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
59% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
201,794
+9.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 57 gas stations in Cass County. Chain locations make up 79% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 38% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

At $2,573 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Cass County spend about $216M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each station on map listings, 59% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 70 businesses with payroll in Cass County classed as gasoline stations, up 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,199 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Cass County.

Population estimates show Cass County grew 9.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Cass County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #285 of 2,358 scored counties and #2 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Cass County compares

The same measures for North Dakota 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 Cass County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.816.410.9
Spending per listing$3.8M$1.8M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,1997511,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.7%−1.8%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.1%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,573$2,903$2,595
Median household income$75,555$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score7432

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
65 → 70+7.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
912
Annual payroll, 2023
$38.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5745 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
201,794+9.1% since 2020
Households
83,945
Median age
34.3
Homes lived in by their owners
52%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,765 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$75,555+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,789
Median home value
$298,000
Jobs located here
131,603
Daytime population
221,162Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for gas stations, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Cass County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Burleigh County, ND77399.5$3M+4.7%#217 of 2,358
2Cass County, ND74576.8$3.8M+9.1%#285 of 2,358
3Walsh County, ND54511.4$2.7M−3.3%#980 of 2,358
4Grand Forks County, ND53299.3$2.8M+1.9%#1,017 of 2,358
5Morton County, ND533021.5$1.6M+3.8%#1,046 of 2,358
6McKenzie County, ND451931.7$1.1M+2.8%#1,423 of 2,358
7Barnes County, ND40816.3$2M−2.7%#1,581 of 2,358
8Stutsman County, ND401414.8$1.9M−0.6%#1,583 of 2,358
9Ward County, ND365017.5$1.6M−2.4%#1,752 of 2,358
10Ramsey County, ND32814.8$1.8M−0.4%#1,883 of 2,358

Other business types in Cass County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Cass County, ND?

Cass County has 57 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 45 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Cass County, ND spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $216M a year, or $2,573 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,945 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cass County, ND compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Cass County has 6.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.8M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Cass County would have about 91, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,199 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 201,794 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,945 households. The median household income in Cass County is $75,555 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Cass County scores 74 for gas stations (upper middle), #285 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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