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Gas stations in Portage County, OH
How Portage 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #453 of 2,358 scored counties
#16 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 54
- 46 chain locations (85%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- −4.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $179M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,743 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 163,404
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 54 gas stations in Portage County. 46 of them (85%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 8.3 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Portage County spend about $179M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,743 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per station, 39% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Portage County was 46 in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,418 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $320K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Portage County.
Population estimates show Portage County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Portage County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #453 of 2,358 scored counties and #16 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Portage 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 | Portage County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 10.3 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,418 | 1,256 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.2% | −0.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,743 | $2,610 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $75,766 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 46−4.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 563
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5446 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 75The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $320K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Portage 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 Portage County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 163,404+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 65,249
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 487 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 332
- Median household income
- $75,766+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,106
- Median home value
- $227,000
- Jobs located here
- 55,772
- Daytime population
- 143,575Residents 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 |
| 16Portage County, OH | 68 | 54 | 8.3 | $3.3M | +1.0% | #453 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Portage 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 Portage County, OH?
Portage County has 54 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 46 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Portage County, OH spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $179M a year, or $2,743 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 65,249 households in Portage County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Portage County, OH compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Portage County has 8.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.3M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Portage County would have about 75, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,418 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Portage County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Portage County at 163,404 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,249 households. The median household income in Portage County is $75,766 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. Portage County scores 68 for gas stations (upper middle), #453 of 2,358 scored counties.
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