Groundwork

Auto · Small-town market · Oregon

Gas stations in the Baker City, OR area

The gas stations in the Baker City, OR area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #371 of 536 scored small-town markets
#11 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon

Listings
17
12 chain locations (71%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$21M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,858 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.1
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,658
−0.4% since 2020

See the gas stations around any address in the Baker City area

The site report maps the gas stations on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Baker City area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 gas stations in the Baker City area. Chain locations make up 71% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 23.1 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in the Baker City area spend about $21M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,858 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each station on map listings, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Baker City area in 2023. That is one for every 919 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Baker City area declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Baker City area scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #371 of 536 scored small-town markets and #11 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon.

How the Baker City area compares

The same measures for Oregon 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 Baker City, OR area compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureBaker City areaOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.18.610.9
Spending per listing$1.2M$3.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment9191,8011,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.7%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,858$2,653$2,595
Median household income$60,936$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score4166

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8
Employees, 2023
117
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1712 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 the Baker City 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 Baker City area

Population, 2025 estimate
16,658−0.4% since 2020
Households
7,355
Median age
46.4
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
3,068 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$60,936
Average household income
$76,443
Median home value
$285,600
Jobs located here
5,330
Daytime population
16,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in the Baker City area?

These figures cover the whole small-town market. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the gas stations on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of the Baker City area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Gas stations across Oregon

Every Oregon market ranked →

The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oregon for gas stations, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Baker City area marked.

Top small-town markets in Oregon

Small-town markets in Oregon ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ontario, OR-ID723316.5$1.9M+5.0%#64 of 536
2Newport, OR66229.5$2.6M+0.3%#104 of 536
3Coos Bay-North Bend, OR63289.7$2.7M−1.5%#128 of 536
4Astoria, OR631810.0$2.5M−0.6%#129 of 536
5Klamath Falls, OR634314.8$1.9M+0.9%#137 of 536
6Roseburg, OR627114.9$1.9M+0.6%#148 of 536
7Hermiston-Pendleton, OR616620.0$1.5M+1.8%#158 of 536
8Brookings, OR561311.6$2.3M−3.8%#206 of 536
9The Dalles, OR521514.2$2M−1.1%#245 of 536
10La Grande, OR522018.3$1.6M−1.0%#255 of 536
11Baker City, OR411723.1$1.2M−0.4%#371 of 536

Other business types in the Baker City area

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in the Baker City, OR area?

There are 17 gas stations on map listings in the Baker City area as of September 2026. 12 of them (71%) 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 the Baker City, OR area spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $21M a year, or $2,858 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,355 households in the Baker City area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Baker City, OR area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

The Baker City area has 23.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.2M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Baker City area would have about 9, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 919 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is the Baker City, OR area growing?

Population estimates put the Baker City area at 16,658 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,355 households. The median household income in the Baker City area is $60,936 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Baker City area scores 41 for gas stations (lower middle), #371 of 536 scored small-town markets.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Baker City area. It maps the gas stations on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in the Baker City area

Screening a site or an acquisition in the Baker City area?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of the Baker City area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.