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Gas stations in Morgan County, OH

How Morgan 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,215 of 2,358 scored counties
#50 of 88 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
8
5 chain locations (63%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.4M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,870 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.0
28% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,626
−0.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 gas stations in Morgan County. 5 of them (63%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 14.0 per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in Morgan County spend about $16.4M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,870 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per station, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Morgan County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 952 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Morgan County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Morgan County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,215 of 2,358 scored counties and #50 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.

How Morgan 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 Morgan County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMorgan CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.010.310.9
Spending per listing$2M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment9521,2561,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.9%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,870$2,610$2,595
Median household income$59,351$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4947

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
51
Annual payroll, 2023
$839K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
85 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,626−0.9% since 2020
Households
5,713
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
416 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$59,351+40.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,286
Median home value
$150,900
Jobs located here
2,895
Daytime population
11,576Residents 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 Morgan 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
50Morgan County, OH49814.0$2M−0.9%#1,215 of 2,358

Other business types in Morgan County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Morgan County, OH?

Morgan County has 8 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $16.4M a year, or $2,870 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,713 households in Morgan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Morgan County has 14.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Morgan County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 952 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Morgan County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Morgan County at 13,626 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,713 households. The median household income in Morgan County is $59,351 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.2% 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. 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. Morgan County scores 49 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,215 of 2,358 scored counties.

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

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