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Gas stations in Perry County, OH

How Perry 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 #292 of 2,358 scored counties
#8 of 88 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
13
11 chain locations (85%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$42.2M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,136 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
36% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.7
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
35,918
+1.3% 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

Households in Perry County spend about $42.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,136 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each station on map listings, 36% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 13 gas stations on map listings in Perry County as of September 2026. 11 of them (85%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.7, 11% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Perry County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,121 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Perry County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Perry County is 74 (upper middle), #292 of 2,358 scored counties and #8 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Perry 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 Perry County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasurePerry CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.710.310.9
Spending per listing$3.2M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,1211,2561,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.9%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,136$2,610$2,595
Median household income$67,460$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score7447

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 12
Employees, 2023
134
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1311 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Perry 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 Perry County

Population, 2025 estimate
35,918+1.3% since 2020
Households
13,452
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
408 sq. mi.
People per square mile
87
Median household income
$67,460+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,295
Median home value
$191,100
Jobs located here
5,842
Daytime population
27,577Residents 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 Perry 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

Other business types in Perry County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Perry County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 gas stations in Perry County. 11 of them (85%) 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 Perry County, OH spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $42.2M a year, or $3,136 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,452 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Perry County has 9.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.2M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Perry County would have about 18, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,121 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Perry County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Perry County at 35,918 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,452 households. Median household income in Perry County is $67,460, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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. Perry County scores 74 for gas stations (upper middle), #292 of 2,358 scored counties.

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

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