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Gas stations in Brown County, OH
How Brown County, OH 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,236 of 2,358 scored counties
#52 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 35
- 28 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −7.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $56.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,275 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.4
- 87% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,397
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Brown County spend about $56.1M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,275 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each station on map listings, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Brown County has 35 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 80%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 20.4 for every 10,000 households, 87% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Brown County in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 714 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Brown County.
Population estimates put the population change in Brown County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Brown County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,236 of 2,358 scored counties and #52 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Brown County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Brown County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.4 | 10.3 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 714 | 1,256 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.7% | −0.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,275 | $2,610 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $71,270 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 24−7.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 171
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3528 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Brown 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 Brown County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,397+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,138
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 490 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $71,270+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,014
- Median home value
- $196,200
- Jobs located here
- 7,340
- Daytime population
- 31,966Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Delaware County, OH | 89 | 41 | 5.0 | $6M | +12.5% | #31 of 2,358 |
| 2Warren County, OH | 86 | 78 | 8.5 | $3.6M | +5.7% | #63 of 2,358 |
| 3Union County, OH | 85 | 27 | 11.1 | $2.8M | +16.5% | #77 of 2,358 |
| 4Fairfield County, OH | 81 | 59 | 9.8 | $3.1M | +6.5% | #136 of 2,358 |
| 5Clermont County, OH | 76 | 79 | 9.3 | $3.1M | +3.9% | #235 of 2,358 |
| 6Greene County, OH | 75 | 56 | 8.2 | $3.4M | +3.7% | #252 of 2,358 |
| 7Licking County, OH | 74 | 58 | 8.5 | $3.4M | +3.8% | #290 of 2,358 |
| 8Perry County, OH | 74 | 13 | 9.7 | $3.2M | +1.3% | #292 of 2,358 |
| 9Butler County, OH | 72 | 132 | 9.0 | $3.2M | +2.4% | #337 of 2,358 |
| 10Champaign County, OH | 72 | 17 | 10.9 | $2.8M | +0.2% | #343 of 2,358 |
| 52Brown County, OH | 49 | 35 | 20.4 | $1.6M | +1.6% | #1,236 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Brown 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 Brown County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 gas stations in Brown County. 28 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Brown County, OH spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $56.1M a year, or $3,275 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,138 households in Brown County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brown County, OH compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Brown County has 20.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 87% 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 U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Brown County would have about 24, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 714 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Brown County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Brown County at 44,397 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,138 households. Median household income in Brown County is $71,270, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. Brown County scores 49 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,236 of 2,358 scored counties.
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