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Gas stations in Preble County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Preble County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,090 of 2,358 scored counties
#41 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 29
- 28 chain locations (97%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $53.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,197 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.3
- 59% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,664
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 gas stations in Preble County. 28 of them (97%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 17.3 for every 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Preble County comes to about $53.5M a year: $3,197 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per station, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Preble County in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 880 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Preble County declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Preble County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,090 of 2,358 scored counties and #41 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Preble 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 | Preble County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.3 | 10.3 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 880 | 1,256 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.0% | −0.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,197 | $2,610 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $69,223 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 19−5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 262
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2928 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Preble 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 Preble County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,664−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 16,725
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $69,223+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,162
- Median home value
- $180,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,800
- Daytime population
- 34,146Residents 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 |
| 41Preble County, OH | 52 | 29 | 17.3 | $1.8M | −0.8% | #1,090 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Preble 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 Preble County, OH?
There are 29 gas stations on map listings in Preble County as of September 2026. 28 of them (97%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Preble County, OH spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $53.5M a year, or $3,197 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,725 households in Preble County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Preble County, OH compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Preble County has 17.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.8M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Preble County would have about 22, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 880 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Preble County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Preble County at 40,664 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,725 households. The median household income in Preble County is $69,223 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Preble County scores 52 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,090 of 2,358 scored counties.
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