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Gas stations in Licking County, OH
How Licking 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #290 of 2,358 scored counties
#7 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 58
- 53 chain locations (91%)
- Official establishments
- 60
- +5.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $198.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,893 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 185,564
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 58 gas stations in Licking County. 53 of them (91%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.5, 22% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,893 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Licking County spend about $198.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each station on map listings, 44% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 60 businesses with payroll in Licking County classed as gasoline stations, up 5.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,144 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Licking County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Licking County grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Licking County is 74 (upper middle), #290 of 2,358 scored counties and #7 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Licking 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 | Licking County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 10.3 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,144 | 1,256 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.3% | −0.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,893 | $2,610 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $84,426 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57 → 60+5.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 870
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5853 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 83The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Licking 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 Licking County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 185,564+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 68,620
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 682 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 266
- Median household income
- $84,426+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,408
- Median home value
- $275,200
- Jobs located here
- 73,355
- Daytime population
- 169,108Residents 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 |
Other business types in Licking 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 Licking County, OH?
There are 58 gas stations on map listings in Licking County as of September 2026. 53 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 5.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Licking County, OH spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $198.5M a year, or $2,893 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,620 households in Licking County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Licking County, OH compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Licking County has 8.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.4M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Licking County would have about 83, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,144 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Licking County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Licking County at 185,564 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,620 households. The median household income in Licking County is $84,426 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Licking County scores 74 for gas stations (upper middle), #290 of 2,358 scored counties.
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