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Gas stations in Columbia County, OR
How Columbia 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 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #192 of 2,358 scored counties
#6 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 22
- 17 chain locations (77%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $67.4M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,220 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,091
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, Columbia County has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #192 of 2,358 scored counties and #6 of 29 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gas stations.
At $3,220 per household (24% above the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $67.4M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $3.1M per station, 28% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Columbia County has 22 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 77%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 10.5 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Columbia County in 2023. That is one for every 1,163 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Columbia County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Columbia 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 | Columbia County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.5 | 8.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,163 | 1,801 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.7% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,220 | $2,653 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $87,458 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 228
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,091+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 20,928
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 659 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $87,458+40.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,740
- Median home value
- $421,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,194
- Daytime population
- 38,631Residents 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 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 Columbia County, OR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 gas stations in Columbia County. 17 of them (77%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Columbia County, OR spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $67.4M a year, or $3,220 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,928 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, OR compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Columbia County has 10.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.1M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Columbia County would have about 28, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,163 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 54,091 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,928 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $87,458, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.5%, 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. Columbia County scores 78 for gas stations (high), #192 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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