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Gas stations in Clatsop County, OR
How Clatsop County, OR 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #902 of 2,358 scored counties
#19 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 18
- 13 chain locations (72%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $44.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,494 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,926
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,494 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Clatsop County spend about $44.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 18 gas stations, that is $2.5M per station, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 18 gas stations on map listings in Clatsop County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 72% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 10.0 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Clatsop County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 1,499 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $10.8M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Clatsop County.
Population estimates show Clatsop County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Clatsop County is 56 (upper middle), #902 of 2,358 scored counties and #19 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.
How Clatsop 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.
| Measure | Clatsop County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 8.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,499 | 1,801 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.7% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,494 | $2,653 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $71,822 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 175
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1813 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $10.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Clatsop 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 Clatsop County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,926−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,984
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 828 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $71,822+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,117
- Median home value
- $468,300
- Jobs located here
- 17,288
- Daytime population
- 38,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Deschutes County, OR | 85 | 68 | 8.0 | $3.7M | +6.8% | #71 of 2,358 |
| 2Crook County, OR | 83 | 12 | 11.1 | $2.8M | +10.6% | #101 of 2,358 |
| 3Polk County, OR | 81 | 15 | 4.5 | $6.4M | +2.3% | #122 of 2,358 |
| 4Benton County, OR | 79 | 18 | 4.7 | $5.6M | +4.4% | #160 of 2,358 |
| 5Yamhill County, OR | 78 | 28 | 7.1 | $4.1M | +2.2% | #188 of 2,358 |
| 6Columbia County, OR | 78 | 22 | 10.5 | $3.1M | +2.6% | #192 of 2,358 |
| 7Linn County, OR | 78 | 50 | 9.9 | $3M | +3.0% | #193 of 2,358 |
| 8Washington County, OR | 73 | 124 | 5.3 | $5M | +1.8% | #311 of 2,358 |
| 9Clackamas County, OR | 73 | 133 | 8.1 | $3.5M | +0.9% | #317 of 2,358 |
| 10Marion County, OR | 72 | 111 | 8.7 | $3.1M | +2.7% | #339 of 2,358 |
| 19Clatsop County, OR | 56 | 18 | 10.0 | $2.5M | −0.6% | #902 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Clatsop 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 Clatsop County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 gas stations in Clatsop County. 13 of them (72%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Clatsop County, OR spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $44.8M a year, or $2,494 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,984 households in Clatsop County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clatsop County, OR compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Clatsop County has 10.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.5M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Clatsop County would have about 19, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,499 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Clatsop County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Clatsop County at 40,926 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,984 households. Median household income in Clatsop County is $71,822, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Clatsop County scores 56 for gas stations (upper middle), #902 of 2,358 scored counties.
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