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Gas stations in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area
The gas stations in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #304 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 206
- 166 chain locations (81%)
- Official establishments
- 158
- −0.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $464.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,518 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 423,678
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, the Youngstown-Warren metro area has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #304 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $2,518 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in the Youngstown-Warren metro area spend about $464.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 206 gas stations, that is $2.3M per station, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The Youngstown-Warren metro area has 206 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 166 are chain locations, or 81%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 11.2 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 158 businesses with payroll in the Youngstown-Warren metro area classed as gasoline stations, down 0.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,168 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $4.7M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Youngstown-Warren metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Youngstown-Warren metro area declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Youngstown-Warren 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.
| Measure | Youngstown-Warren metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 10.3 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,168 | 1,256 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.6% | −0.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,518 | $2,610 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $56,713 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 158−0.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,588
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $42.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 206166 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 195The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $4.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Youngstown-Warren 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 Youngstown-Warren metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 423,678−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 184,615
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,029 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 415
- Median household income
- $56,713
- Average household income
- $76,731
- Median home value
- $149,000
- Jobs located here
- 155,417
- Daytime population
- 405,091Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for gas stations, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Youngstown-Warren metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, OH | 69 | 679 | 7.9 | $3.3M | +4.7% | #71 of 387 |
| 2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 63 | 851 | 9.4 | $2.9M | +2.7% | #106 of 387 |
| 3Akron, OH | 60 | 197 | 6.6 | $3.8M | 0.0% | #126 of 387 |
| 4Canton-Massillon, OH | 57 | 151 | 9.0 | $3M | −0.2% | #146 of 387 |
| 5Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 55 | 326 | 9.5 | $2.8M | +1.5% | #162 of 387 |
| 6Cleveland, OH | 46 | 859 | 9.2 | $2.6M | −0.8% | #222 of 387 |
| 7Lima, OH | 40 | 47 | 11.4 | $2.4M | −1.2% | #263 of 387 |
| 8Mansfield, OH | 39 | 59 | 11.8 | $2.2M | −0.1% | #273 of 387 |
| 9Springfield, OH | 39 | 71 | 12.7 | $2.1M | −0.4% | #274 of 387 |
| 10Toledo, OH | 38 | 271 | 10.6 | $2.4M | −1.0% | #280 of 387 |
| 11Youngstown-Warren, OH | 33 | 206 | 11.2 | $2.3M | −1.4% | #304 of 387 |
Other business types in the Youngstown-Warren metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 206 gas stations in the Youngstown-Warren metro area. 166 of them (81%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 158 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 0.6% from 2019. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $464.8M a year, or $2,518 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 206 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 184,615 households in the Youngstown-Warren metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Youngstown-Warren metro area has 11.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.3M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Youngstown-Warren metro area would have about 195, against 206 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,168 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Youngstown-Warren metro area at 423,678 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 184,615 households. Median household income in the Youngstown-Warren metro area is $56,713, 30% 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 Youngstown-Warren metro area scores 33 for gas stations (lower middle), #304 of 387 scored metro areas.
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