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Gas stations in Paulding County, OH
The gas stations in Paulding County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,037 of 2,358 scored counties
#83 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 21
- 16 chain locations (76%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,023 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.5
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,727
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Paulding County is 28 (lower middle), #2,037 of 2,358 scored counties and #83 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Paulding County spend about $23M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,023 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 21 gas stations, that is $1.1M per station, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Paulding County has 21 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (76%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.5, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Paulding County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 635 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Paulding County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Paulding 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 | Paulding County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.5 | 10.3 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 635 | 1,256 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,023 | $2,610 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $67,731 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 127
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2116 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Paulding 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 Paulding County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,727−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 7,624
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 416 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $67,731+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,167
- Median home value
- $140,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,992
- Daytime population
- 14,407Residents 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 |
| 83Paulding County, OH | 28 | 21 | 27.5 | $1.1M | −0.4% | #2,037 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Paulding 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 Paulding County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 gas stations in Paulding County. 16 of them (76%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Paulding County, OH spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $23M a year, or $3,023 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,624 households in Paulding County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Paulding County, OH compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Paulding County has 27.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.1M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Paulding County would have about 10, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 635 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Paulding County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Paulding County at 18,727 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,624 households. Median household income in Paulding County is $67,731, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Paulding County scores 28 for gas stations (lower middle), #2,037 of 2,358 scored counties.
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