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Gas stations in Pawnee County, OK
How Pawnee 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,142 of 2,358 scored counties
#20 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 15
- 15 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,430 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.6
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,029
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 gas stations in Pawnee County. All of them are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 24.6 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Pawnee County spend about $21M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,430 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. Spread across 15 gas stations, that is $1.4M per station, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Pawnee County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 764 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Pawnee County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Pawnee County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #1,142 of 2,358 scored counties and #20 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma.
How Pawnee 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 | Pawnee County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.6 | 14.9 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 764 | 868 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.1% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,430 | $2,953 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $58,738 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1515 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Pawnee 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 Pawnee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,029+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,108
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $58,738+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,199
- Median home value
- $131,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,630
- Daytime population
- 12,439Residents 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 |
| 20Pawnee County, OK | 51 | 15 | 24.6 | $1.4M | +3.1% | #1,142 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Pawnee 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 Pawnee County, OK?
There are 15 gas stations on map listings in Pawnee County as of September 2026. 15 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Pawnee County, OK spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $21M a year, or $3,430 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,108 households in Pawnee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pawnee County, OK compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Pawnee County has 24.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.4M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Pawnee County would have about 9, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 764 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Pawnee County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Pawnee County at 16,029 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,108 households. The median household income in Pawnee County is $58,738 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Pawnee County scores 51 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,142 of 2,358 scored counties.
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