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Gas stations in Ottawa County, OK
How Ottawa 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,485 of 2,358 scored counties
#28 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 23
- 15 chain locations (65%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.6M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,902 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.3
- 77% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,438
- +0.7% since 2020
See the gas stations around any address in Ottawa County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 gas stations in Ottawa County. Chain locations make up 65% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 19.3 per 10,000 households, 77% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Ottawa County spend about $34.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,902 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per station, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Ottawa County in 2023. That is one for every 917 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Ottawa County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Ottawa County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,485 of 2,358 scored counties and #28 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma.
How Ottawa 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 | Ottawa County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.3 | 14.9 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 917 | 868 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.1% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,902 | $2,953 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $49,947 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 150
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2315 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Ottawa 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 Ottawa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,438+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 11,921
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 471 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $49,947+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,916
- Median home value
- $123,300
- Jobs located here
- 11,895
- Daytime population
- 29,346Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Ottawa County?
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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 |
| 28Ottawa County, OK | 43 | 23 | 19.3 | $1.5M | +0.7% | #1,485 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Ottawa 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 Ottawa County, OK?
Ottawa County has 23 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (65%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Ottawa County, OK spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $34.6M a year, or $2,902 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,921 households in Ottawa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ottawa County, OK compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Ottawa County has 19.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 77% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.5M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Ottawa County would have about 15, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 917 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Ottawa County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Ottawa County at 30,438 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,921 households. The median household income in Ottawa County is $49,947 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. Ottawa County scores 43 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,485 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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