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Gas stations in Ward County, ND
How Ward 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,752 of 2,358 scored counties
#9 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 50
- 41 chain locations (82%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $80.3M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,810 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.5
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,233
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 50 gas stations in Ward County. Chain locations make up 82% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 17.5 per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Ward County comes to about $80.3M a year: $2,810 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per station, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Ward County was 32 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 893 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $532K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Ward County.
Population estimates put the population change in Ward County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Ward County is 36 (lower middle), #1,752 of 2,358 scored counties and #9 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Ward 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 | Ward County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.5 | 16.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 893 | 751 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −1.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,810 | $2,903 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $78,238 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 320.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 509
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5041 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $532K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Ward 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 Ward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,233−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 28,568
- Median age
- 35.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,013 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $78,238+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,307
- Median home value
- $267,100
- Jobs located here
- 30,323
- Daytime population
- 68,012Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for gas stations, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Ward County marked.
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 Ward 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 Ward County, ND?
Ward County has 50 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 41 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Ward County, ND spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $80.3M a year, or $2,810 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,568 households in Ward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ward County, ND compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Ward County has 17.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.6M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Ward County would have about 34, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 893 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Ward County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Ward County at 68,233 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,568 households. The median household income in Ward County is $78,238 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.6% 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. Ward County scores 36 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,752 of 2,358 scored counties.
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