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Gas stations in Custer County, OK

How Custer County, OK 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 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,214 of 2,358 scored counties
#54 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
37
30 chain locations (81%)
Official establishments
24
+4.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$32.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,980 a household
Spending per listing
$890K
63% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
33.5
3.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,175
−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

Custer County scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #2,214 of 2,358 scored counties and #54 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Custer County comes to about $32.9M a year: $2,980 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 37 gas stations, that is $890K per station, 63% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 37 gas stations on map listings in Custer County as of September 2026. 30 of them (81%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 33.5 per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Custer County was 24 in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 460 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show Custer County declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Custer County compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Custer County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureCuster CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households33.514.910.9
Spending per listing$890K$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4608681,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.4%−3.1%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,980$2,953$2,595
Median household income$59,738$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score2049

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 24+4.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
267
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3730 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Custer 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 Custer County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,175−1.0% since 2020
Households
11,044
Median age
33.9
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
989 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$59,738+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,426
Median home value
$181,500
Jobs located here
11,641
Daytime population
29,671Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for gas stations, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Custer County marked.

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rogers County, OK92267.1$4.8M+7.1%#12 of 2,358
2Wagoner County, OK92278.6$3.9M+14.6%#16 of 2,358
3Canadian County, OK826611.3$2.8M+20.4%#117 of 2,358
4Tulsa County, OK771816.6$4.2M+4.2%#207 of 2,358
5Cleveland County, OK74958.1$3.6M+2.6%#289 of 2,358
6Washington County, OK692511.9$2.5M+2.7%#437 of 2,358
7Haskell County, OK69715.3$2.2M+2.0%#444 of 2,358
8Logan County, OK673217.9$2M+11.5%#500 of 2,358
9Osage County, OK662615.0$2.2M+2.2%#533 of 2,358
10Oklahoma County, OK653079.4$2.9M+3.0%#551 of 2,358
54Custer County, OK203733.5$890K−1.0%#2,214 of 2,358

Other business types in Custer County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Custer County, OK?

As of September 2026, map listings count 37 gas stations in Custer County. 30 of them (81%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Custer County, OK spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $32.9M a year, or $2,980 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $890K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,044 households in Custer County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Custer County, OK compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Custer County has 33.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $890K, 63% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Custer County would have about 14, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 460 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Custer County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Custer County at 28,175 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,044 households. Median household income in Custer County is $59,738, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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. Custer County scores 20 for gas stations (low), #2,214 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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