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Gas stations in Rolette County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Rolette County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,193 of 2,358 scored counties
#14 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 12
- 6 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,311 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.8
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,688
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, Rolette County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #2,193 of 2,358 scored counties and #14 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 gas stations in Rolette County. 6 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.8, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Rolette County spend about $12.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,311 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each station on map listings, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Rolette County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 343 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Rolette County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Rolette 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.
| Measure | Rolette County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.8 | 16.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 343 | 751 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.1% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,311 | $2,903 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $59,517 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 214
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 126 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Rolette 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 Rolette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,688−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 3,769
- Median age
- 33.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 903 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $59,517+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,773
- Median home value
- $103,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,280
- Daytime population
- 12,010Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Burleigh County, ND | 77 | 39 | 9.5 | $3M | +4.7% | #217 of 2,358 |
| 2Cass County, ND | 74 | 57 | 6.8 | $3.8M | +9.1% | #285 of 2,358 |
| 3Walsh County, ND | 54 | 5 | 11.4 | $2.7M | −3.3% | #980 of 2,358 |
| 4Grand Forks County, ND | 53 | 29 | 9.3 | $2.8M | +1.9% | #1,017 of 2,358 |
| 5Morton County, ND | 53 | 30 | 21.5 | $1.6M | +3.8% | #1,046 of 2,358 |
| 6McKenzie County, ND | 45 | 19 | 31.7 | $1.1M | +2.8% | #1,423 of 2,358 |
| 7Barnes County, ND | 40 | 8 | 16.3 | $2M | −2.7% | #1,581 of 2,358 |
| 8Stutsman County, ND | 40 | 14 | 14.8 | $1.9M | −0.6% | #1,583 of 2,358 |
| 9Ward County, ND | 36 | 50 | 17.5 | $1.6M | −2.4% | #1,752 of 2,358 |
| 10Ramsey County, ND | 32 | 8 | 14.8 | $1.8M | −0.4% | #1,883 of 2,358 |
| 14Rolette County, ND | 22 | 12 | 31.8 | $1M | −4.1% | #2,193 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Rolette 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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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Rolette County, ND?
Rolette County has 12 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Rolette County, ND spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $12.5M a year, or $3,311 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,769 households in Rolette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rolette County, ND compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Rolette County has 31.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Rolette County would have about 5, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 343 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Rolette County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Rolette County at 11,688 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,769 households. The median household income in Rolette County is $59,517 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.9% 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. Rolette County scores 22 for gas stations (low), #2,193 of 2,358 scored counties.
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