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Gas stations in Crawford County, OH

How Crawford 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,260 of 2,358 scored counties
#54 of 88 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
23
20 chain locations (87%)
Official establishments
19
−13.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$49.1M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,719 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.7
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,896
−0.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Crawford County spend about $49.1M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,719 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per station, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Crawford County has 23 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 87% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 12.7 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Crawford County classed as gasoline stations, down 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 950 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Crawford County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Crawford County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,260 of 2,358 scored counties and #54 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.

How Crawford 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.

Gas stations in Crawford County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureCrawford CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.710.310.9
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment9501,2561,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.6%−0.9%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,719$2,610$2,595
Median household income$58,044$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4847

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 19−13.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
215
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2320 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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Crawford 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 Crawford County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,896−0.3% since 2020
Households
18,059
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
402 sq. mi.
People per square mile
104
Median household income
$58,044+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,457
Median home value
$136,700
Jobs located here
12,804
Daytime population
35,076Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for gas stations, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Crawford County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Delaware County, OH89415.0$6M+12.5%#31 of 2,358
2Warren County, OH86788.5$3.6M+5.7%#63 of 2,358
3Union County, OH852711.1$2.8M+16.5%#77 of 2,358
4Fairfield County, OH81599.8$3.1M+6.5%#136 of 2,358
5Clermont County, OH76799.3$3.1M+3.9%#235 of 2,358
6Greene County, OH75568.2$3.4M+3.7%#252 of 2,358
7Licking County, OH74588.5$3.4M+3.8%#290 of 2,358
8Perry County, OH74139.7$3.2M+1.3%#292 of 2,358
9Butler County, OH721329.0$3.2M+2.4%#337 of 2,358
10Champaign County, OH721710.9$2.8M+0.2%#343 of 2,358
54Crawford County, OH482312.7$2.1M−0.3%#1,260 of 2,358

Other business types in Crawford County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Crawford County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 gas stations in Crawford County. 20 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Crawford County, OH spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $49.1M a year, or $2,719 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,059 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Crawford County, OH compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Crawford County has 12.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.1M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Crawford County would have about 21, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 950 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Crawford County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Crawford County at 41,896 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,059 households. Median household income in Crawford County is $58,044, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Crawford County scores 48 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,260 of 2,358 scored counties.

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