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Gas stations in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area

How the Oklahoma City, OK metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #114 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma

Listings
614
498 chain locations (81%)
Official establishments
588
+2.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.7B
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,923 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.7
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,512,813
+5.8% 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

Households in the Oklahoma City metro area spend about $1.7B a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,923 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each station on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The Oklahoma City metro area has 614 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 498 are chain locations, or 81%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.7, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 588 businesses with payroll in the Oklahoma City metro area classed as gasoline stations, up 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 971 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Another 51 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Oklahoma City metro area.

Population estimates show the Oklahoma City metro area grew 5.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in the Oklahoma City metro area is 62 (upper middle), #114 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma.

How the Oklahoma City metro area 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 Oklahoma City, OK metro area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureOklahoma City metro areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.714.910.9
Spending per listing$2.7M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment9718681,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.1%−3.1%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,923$2,953$2,595
Median household income$72,094$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score6249

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
588+2.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
5,271
Annual payroll, 2023
$150M
One-person businesses, 2023
51Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
614498 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
700The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$3.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Oklahoma City 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 Oklahoma City metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
1,512,813+5.8% since 2020
Households
571,211
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
5,512 sq. mi.
People per square mile
265
Median household income
$72,094+22.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,782
Median home value
$230,000
Jobs located here
659,352
Daytime population
1,507,973Residents 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 metro areas in Oklahoma for gas stations, numbered among those based in Oklahoma (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Oklahoma City metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Oklahoma

Metro areas in Oklahoma ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tulsa, OK773598.8$3.3M+5.1%#24 of 387
2Oklahoma City, OK6261410.7$2.7M+5.8%#114 of 387
Fort Smith, AR-OK3914716.2$1.8M+3.1%#275 of 387
3Lawton, OK326914.7$1.9M+0.7%#316 of 387
4Enid, OK204920.5$1.4M−1.5%#365 of 387

Other business types in the Oklahoma City metro area

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 614 gas stations in the Oklahoma City metro area. 498 of them (81%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 588 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 2.1% from 2019. Official counts list 51 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $1.7B a year, or $2,923 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 614 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 571,211 households in the Oklahoma City metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Oklahoma City, OK metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

The Oklahoma City metro area has 10.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.7M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Oklahoma City metro area would have about 700, against 614 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 971 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Oklahoma City, OK metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Oklahoma City metro area at 1,512,813 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 571,211 households. Median household income in the Oklahoma City metro area is $72,094, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.0%, 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. The Oklahoma City metro area scores 62 for gas stations (upper middle), #114 of 387 scored metro areas.

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