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Gas stations in the Toledo, OH metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in the Toledo, OH metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #280 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
271
223 chain locations (82%)
Official establishments
207
+15.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$640.4M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,516 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
599,376
−1.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 271 gas stations in the Toledo metro area. Chain locations make up 82% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.6, 3% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in the Toledo metro area spend about $640.4M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,516 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each station on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 207 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Toledo metro area in 2023, up 15.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,229 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $177K have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Toledo metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Toledo metro area declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Toledo metro area scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #280 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.

How the Toledo metro area 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 Toledo, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureToledo metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.610.310.9
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,2291,2561,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.6%−0.9%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,516$2,610$2,595
Median household income$65,486$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3847

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
207+15.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,887
Annual payroll, 2023
$52M
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
271223 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
269The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$177K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Toledo metro area, 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 the Toledo metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
599,376−1.0% since 2020
Households
254,486
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,362 sq. mi.
People per square mile
442
Median household income
$65,486
Average household income
$90,812
Median home value
$176,300
Jobs located here
293,806
Daytime population
629,657Residents 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 metro areas in Ohio for gas stations, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Toledo metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbus, OH696797.9$3.3M+4.7%#71 of 387
2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN638519.4$2.9M+2.7%#106 of 387
3Akron, OH601976.6$3.8M0.0%#126 of 387
4Canton-Massillon, OH571519.0$3M−0.2%#146 of 387
5Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH553269.5$2.8M+1.5%#162 of 387
6Cleveland, OH468599.2$2.6M−0.8%#222 of 387
7Lima, OH404711.4$2.4M−1.2%#263 of 387
8Mansfield, OH395911.8$2.2M−0.1%#273 of 387
9Springfield, OH397112.7$2.1M−0.4%#274 of 387
10Toledo, OH3827110.6$2.4M−1.0%#280 of 387

Other business types in the Toledo metro area

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in the Toledo, OH metro area?

There are 271 gas stations on map listings in the Toledo metro area as of September 2026. 223 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 207 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 15.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Toledo, OH metro area spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $640.4M a year, or $2,516 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 271 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 254,486 households in the Toledo metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Toledo, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

The Toledo metro area has 10.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Toledo metro area would have about 269, against 271 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,229 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Toledo, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Toledo metro area at 599,376 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 254,486 households. The median household income in the Toledo metro area is $65,486 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Toledo metro area scores 38 for gas stations (lower middle), #280 of 387 scored metro areas.

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