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Gas stations in Fairfield County, OH

How Fairfield 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 81 out of 100: High

Ranked #136 of 2,358 scored counties
#4 of 88 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
59
53 chain locations (90%)
Official establishments
44
+4.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$182.1M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,016 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
29% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.8
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
169,752
+6.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Fairfield County is 81 (high), #136 of 2,358 scored counties and #4 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gas stations.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 gas stations in Fairfield County. 53 of them (90%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.8, 10% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Fairfield County comes to about $182.1M a year: $3,016 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per station, 29% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Fairfield County in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,372 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fairfield County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Fairfield 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 Fairfield County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureFairfield CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.810.310.9
Spending per listing$3.1M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,3721,2561,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.8%−0.9%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,016$2,610$2,595
Median household income$90,966$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score8147

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
42 → 44+4.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
419
Annual payroll, 2023
$9M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5953 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
76The 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield County

Population, 2025 estimate
169,752+6.5% since 2020
Households
60,357
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
324
Median household income
$90,966+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,298
Median home value
$298,800
Jobs located here
45,097
Daytime population
132,629Residents 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 Fairfield 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

Other business types in Fairfield County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Fairfield County, OH?

There are 59 gas stations on map listings in Fairfield County as of September 2026. 53 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019.

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

About $182.1M a year, or $3,016 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 60,357 households in Fairfield County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fairfield County has 9.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.1M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Fairfield County would have about 76, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,372 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Fairfield County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Fairfield County at 169,752 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,357 households. The median household income in Fairfield County is $90,966 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. Fairfield County scores 81 for gas stations (high), #136 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Fairfield County

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