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Gas stations in Stutsman County, ND
How Stutsman County, ND 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,583 of 2,358 scored counties
#8 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 14
- 11 chain locations (79%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,828 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,414
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 gas stations in Stutsman County. 11 of them (79%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.8, 36% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Stutsman County spend about $26.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,828 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 14 gas stations, that is $1.9M per station, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Stutsman County in 2023. That is one for every 726 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.6M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Stutsman County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stutsman County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Stutsman County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,583 of 2,358 scored counties and #8 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Stutsman 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 | Stutsman County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 16.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 726 | 751 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,828 | $2,903 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $61,856 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 136
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1411 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Stutsman 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 Stutsman County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,414−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 9,437
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,222 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $61,856+7.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,326
- Median home value
- $208,400
- Jobs located here
- 10,312
- Daytime population
- 21,126Residents 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 |
Other business types in Stutsman 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 Stutsman County, ND?
Stutsman County has 14 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Stutsman County, ND spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $26.7M a year, or $2,828 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,437 households in Stutsman County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stutsman County, ND compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Stutsman County has 14.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.9M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Stutsman County would have about 11, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 726 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Stutsman County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Stutsman County at 21,414 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,437 households. The median household income in Stutsman County is $61,856 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 7.3% 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. Stutsman County scores 40 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,583 of 2,358 scored counties.
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