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Gas stations in Guernsey County, OH
The gas stations in Guernsey County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,901 of 2,358 scored counties
#78 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 34
- 28 chain locations (82%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −16.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,768 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.8
- 91% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,379
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, Guernsey County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,901 of 2,358 scored counties and #78 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Guernsey County comes to about $45.2M a year: $2,768 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per station, 44% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Guernsey County has 34 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 82% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.8, 91% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Guernsey County was 21 in 2023, down 16.0% from 2019. That is one for every 777 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Guernsey County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Guernsey 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 | Guernsey County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.8 | 10.3 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 777 | 1,256 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.0% | −0.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,768 | $2,610 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $58,478 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 21−16.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 237
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3428 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Guernsey 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 Guernsey County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,379−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 16,318
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 522 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $58,478+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,252
- Median home value
- $157,700
- Jobs located here
- 14,461
- Daytime population
- 37,216Residents 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 |
| 78Guernsey County, OH | 32 | 34 | 20.8 | $1.3M | −0.1% | #1,901 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Guernsey 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 Guernsey County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 gas stations in Guernsey County. 28 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 16.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Guernsey County, OH spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $45.2M a year, or $2,768 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,318 households in Guernsey County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Guernsey County, OH compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Guernsey County has 20.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 91% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.3M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Guernsey County would have about 19, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 777 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Guernsey County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Guernsey County at 38,379 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,318 households. Median household income in Guernsey County is $58,478, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Guernsey County scores 32 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,901 of 2,358 scored counties.
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