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Gas stations in Clinton County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Clinton County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,802 of 2,358 scored counties
#74 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 39
- 33 chain locations (85%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- +15.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.9M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,975 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.3
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,301
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Clinton County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,802 of 2,358 scored counties and #74 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 gas stations in Clinton County. Chain locations make up 85% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 23.3 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,975 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in Clinton County spend about $49.9M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 39 gas stations, that is $1.3M per station, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Clinton County in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 729 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4.4M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Clinton County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clinton County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Clinton 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 | Clinton County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.3 | 10.3 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 729 | 1,256 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.0% | −0.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,975 | $2,610 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $70,407 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 23+15.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 160
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3933 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $4.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Clinton 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 Clinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,301+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 16,761
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 409 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 103
- Median household income
- $70,407+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,775
- Median home value
- $211,900
- Jobs located here
- 19,070
- Daytime population
- 42,081Residents 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 |
| 74Clinton County, OH | 35 | 39 | 23.3 | $1.3M | +0.6% | #1,802 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Clinton 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 Clinton County, OH?
There are 39 gas stations on map listings in Clinton County as of September 2026. 33 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Clinton County, OH spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $49.9M a year, or $2,975 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,761 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clinton County, OH compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Clinton County has 23.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.3M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Clinton County would have about 21, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 729 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Clinton County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Clinton County at 42,301 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,761 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $70,407 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.3% 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. Clinton County scores 35 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,802 of 2,358 scored counties.
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