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Gas stations in Hughes County, OK
How Hughes 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 12 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,323 of 2,358 scored counties
#57 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 13
- 7 chain locations (54%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,365 a household
- Spending per listing
- $734K
- 69% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.2
- 3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,455
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Hughes County scores 12 (low) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #2,323 of 2,358 scored counties and #57 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 gas stations in Hughes County. Chain locations make up 54% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.2, 3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Hughes County comes to about $9.5M a year: $2,365 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $734K per station, 69% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Hughes County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 448 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show Hughes County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hughes 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.
| Measure | Hughes County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.2 | 14.9 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $734K | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 448 | 868 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.1% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,365 | $2,953 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $51,581 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 12 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $685K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 137 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Hughes 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 Hughes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,455+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 4,034
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 805 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17
- Median household income
- $51,581+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,816
- Median home value
- $102,000
- Jobs located here
- 2,956
- Daytime population
- 11,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rogers County, OK | 92 | 26 | 7.1 | $4.8M | +7.1% | #12 of 2,358 |
| 2Wagoner County, OK | 92 | 27 | 8.6 | $3.9M | +14.6% | #16 of 2,358 |
| 3Canadian County, OK | 82 | 66 | 11.3 | $2.8M | +20.4% | #117 of 2,358 |
| 4Tulsa County, OK | 77 | 181 | 6.6 | $4.2M | +4.2% | #207 of 2,358 |
| 5Cleveland County, OK | 74 | 95 | 8.1 | $3.6M | +2.6% | #289 of 2,358 |
| 6Washington County, OK | 69 | 25 | 11.9 | $2.5M | +2.7% | #437 of 2,358 |
| 7Haskell County, OK | 69 | 7 | 15.3 | $2.2M | +2.0% | #444 of 2,358 |
| 8Logan County, OK | 67 | 32 | 17.9 | $2M | +11.5% | #500 of 2,358 |
| 9Osage County, OK | 66 | 26 | 15.0 | $2.2M | +2.2% | #533 of 2,358 |
| 10Oklahoma County, OK | 65 | 307 | 9.4 | $2.9M | +3.0% | #551 of 2,358 |
| 57Hughes County, OK | 12 | 13 | 32.2 | $734K | +0.8% | #2,323 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Hughes 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 Hughes County, OK?
There are 13 gas stations on map listings in Hughes County as of September 2026. 7 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hughes County, OK spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $9.5M a year, or $2,365 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $734K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,034 households in Hughes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hughes County, OK compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Hughes County has 32.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $734K, 69% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Hughes County would have about 4, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 448 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Hughes County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Hughes County at 13,455 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,034 households. The median household income in Hughes County is $51,581 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.0% 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. Hughes County scores 12 for gas stations (low), #2,323 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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