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Gas stations in Benton County, OR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Benton County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 79 out of 100: High

Ranked #160 of 2,358 scored counties
#4 of 29 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
18
15 chain locations (83%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$101.6M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,638 a household
Spending per listing
$5.6M
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
57% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
97,728
+4.4% 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

For gas stations, Benton County has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #160 of 2,358 scored counties and #4 of 29 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gas stations.

Households in Benton County spend about $101.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,638 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.6M per station, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 18 gas stations on map listings in Benton County as of September 2026. 15 of them (83%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Benton County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 3,854 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show Benton County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Benton County 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 Benton County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureBenton CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.78.610.9
Spending per listing$5.6M$3.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,8541,8011,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.7%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,638$2,653$2,595
Median household income$77,702$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score7966

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 10
Employees, 2023
144
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1815 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The 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 Benton 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 Benton County

Population, 2025 estimate
97,728+4.4% since 2020
Households
38,537
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
675 sq. mi.
People per square mile
143
Median household income
$77,702+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,303
Median home value
$513,000
Jobs located here
38,819
Daytime population
95,808Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Oregon

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The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for gas stations, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Benton County marked.

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Deschutes County, OR85688.0$3.7M+6.8%#71 of 2,358
2Crook County, OR831211.1$2.8M+10.6%#101 of 2,358
3Polk County, OR81154.5$6.4M+2.3%#122 of 2,358
4Benton County, OR79184.7$5.6M+4.4%#160 of 2,358
5Yamhill County, OR78287.1$4.1M+2.2%#188 of 2,358
6Columbia County, OR782210.5$3.1M+2.6%#192 of 2,358
7Linn County, OR78509.9$3M+3.0%#193 of 2,358
8Washington County, OR731245.3$5M+1.8%#311 of 2,358
9Clackamas County, OR731338.1$3.5M+0.9%#317 of 2,358
10Marion County, OR721118.7$3.1M+2.7%#339 of 2,358

Other business types in Benton County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Benton County, OR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 gas stations in Benton County. 15 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Benton County, OR spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $101.6M a year, or $2,638 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $5.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 38,537 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Benton County, OR compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Benton County has 4.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $5.6M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Benton County would have about 43, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,854 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Benton County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Benton County at 97,728 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,537 households. Median household income in Benton County is $77,702, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Benton County scores 79 for gas stations (high), #160 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Benton County

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