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Gas stations in the Fremont, OH area

How the Fremont, OH area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #225 of 536 scored small-town markets
#16 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
38
33 chain locations (87%)
Official establishments
24
−17.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$68.4M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,770 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.4
41% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
58,655
−0.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 gas stations in the Fremont area. Chain locations make up 87% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.4, 41% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in the Fremont area comes to about $68.4M a year: $2,770 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 38 gas stations, that is $1.8M per station, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in the Fremont area classed as gasoline stations, down 17.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,029 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.4M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Fremont area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Fremont area declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gas stations in the Fremont area is 54 (upper middle), #225 of 536 scored small-town markets and #16 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.

How the Fremont area 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 Fremont, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureFremont areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.410.310.9
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,0291,2561,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−17.2%−0.9%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,770$2,610$2,595
Median household income$62,295$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5447

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24−17.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
226
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3833 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Fremont area, 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 the Fremont area

Population, 2025 estimate
58,655−0.4% since 2020
Households
24,686
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
408 sq. mi.
People per square mile
144
Median household income
$62,295+15.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,613
Median home value
$160,700
Jobs located here
26,036
Daytime population
55,882Residents 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 small-town markets in Ohio for gas stations, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Fremont area marked.

Top small-town markets in Ohio

Small-town markets in Ohio ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Urbana, OH811710.9$2.8M+0.2%#24 of 536
2Ashland, OH712512.1$2.4M+0.1%#66 of 536
3Wapakoneta, OH712513.2$2.4M−1.2%#67 of 536
4Coshocton, OH701711.5$2.4M+1.6%#75 of 536
5Findlay, OH693611.4$2.4M+0.1%#81 of 536
6Greenville, OH682712.7$2.3M−0.7%#88 of 536
7Mount Vernon, OH683514.9$2M+1.9%#92 of 536
8Marion, OH67208.1$3.2M−0.4%#95 of 536
9Salem, OH64399.4$3M−2.2%#115 of 536
10New Philadelphia-Dover, OH634311.2$2.5M−0.9%#130 of 536
16Fremont, OH543815.4$1.8M−0.4%#225 of 536

Other business types in the Fremont area

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in the Fremont, OH area?

There are 38 gas stations on map listings in the Fremont area as of September 2026. 33 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 17.2% from 2019.

How much do households in the Fremont, OH area spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $68.4M a year, or $2,770 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,686 households in the Fremont area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Fremont, OH area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

The Fremont area has 15.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.8M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Fremont area would have about 29, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,029 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Fremont, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Fremont area at 58,655 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,686 households. The median household income in the Fremont area is $62,295 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.2% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Fremont area scores 54 for gas stations (upper middle), #225 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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