Auto · Small-town market · Oklahoma
Gas stations in the Tahlequah, OK area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in the Tahlequah, OK area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #150 of 536 scored small-town markets
#3 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 35
- 26 chain locations (74%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $54.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,931 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.7
- 72% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,196
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 gas stations in the Tahlequah area. 26 of them (74%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 18.7 for every 10,000 households, 72% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in the Tahlequah area comes to about $54.8M a year: $2,931 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each station on map listings, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in the Tahlequah area classed as gasoline stations, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 935 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $638K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Tahlequah area.
Population estimates show the Tahlequah area grew 4.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in the Tahlequah area is 62 (upper middle), #150 of 536 scored small-town markets and #3 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma.
How the Tahlequah 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.
| Measure | Tahlequah area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.7 | 14.9 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 935 | 868 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.8% | −3.1% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,931 | $2,953 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $53,218 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20−4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 163
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3526 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $638K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Tahlequah 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 Tahlequah area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,196+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,698
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 749 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $53,218+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,290
- Median home value
- $168,500
- Jobs located here
- 13,276
- Daytime population
- 42,397Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oklahoma for gas stations, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with the Tahlequah area marked.
Top small-town markets in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bartlesville, OK | 81 | 25 | 11.9 | $2.5M | +2.7% | #25 of 536 |
| 2Shawnee, OK | 67 | 48 | 17.8 | $1.7M | +3.5% | #103 of 536 |
| 3Tahlequah, OK | 62 | 35 | 18.7 | $1.6M | +4.5% | #150 of 536 |
| 4Durant, OK | 60 | 29 | 15.8 | $1.8M | +10.9% | #167 of 536 |
| 5Duncan, OK | 57 | 30 | 17.1 | $1.8M | +3.4% | #197 of 536 |
| 6Stillwater, OK | 56 | 53 | 16.3 | $1.7M | +2.8% | #211 of 536 |
| 7Miami, OK | 53 | 23 | 19.3 | $1.5M | +0.7% | #239 of 536 |
| 8Ada, OK | 51 | 32 | 21.1 | $1.4M | +1.2% | #273 of 536 |
| 9Altus, OK | 43 | 16 | 16.4 | $1.7M | +0.1% | #342 of 536 |
| 10Muskogee, OK | 40 | 50 | 19.4 | $1.4M | +0.7% | #379 of 536 |
Other business types in the Tahlequah area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in the Tahlequah, OK area?
The Tahlequah area has 35 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (74%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Tahlequah, OK area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $54.8M a year, or $2,931 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,698 households in the Tahlequah area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tahlequah, OK area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Tahlequah area has 18.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 72% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.6M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Tahlequah area would have about 23, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 935 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Tahlequah, OK area growing?
Population estimates put the Tahlequah area at 49,196 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,698 households. The median household income in the Tahlequah area is $53,218 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Tahlequah area scores 62 for gas stations (upper middle), #150 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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