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Gas stations in Klamath County, OR
How Klamath 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #999 of 2,358 scored counties
#21 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 43
- 25 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $81.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,795 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,274
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 43 gas stations in Klamath County. Chain locations make up 58% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 14.8 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Klamath County comes to about $81.1M a year: $2,795 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per station, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Klamath County classed as gasoline stations, down 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,261 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.6M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Klamath County.
Population estimates show Klamath County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Klamath County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #999 of 2,358 scored counties and #21 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.
How Klamath 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 | Klamath County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 8.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $3.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,261 | 1,801 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.5% | −1.7% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,795 | $2,653 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $58,830 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 23−11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 437
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4325 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $3.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Klamath 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 Klamath County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,274+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 28,999
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 5,950 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $58,830+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,046
- Median home value
- $280,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,844
- Daytime population
- 67,284Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for gas stations, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Klamath County marked.
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 |
| 21Klamath County, OR | 54 | 43 | 14.8 | $1.9M | +0.9% | #999 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Klamath 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 Klamath County, OR?
Klamath County has 43 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Klamath County, OR spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $81.1M a year, or $2,795 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,999 households in Klamath County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Klamath County, OR compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Klamath County has 14.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Klamath County would have about 34, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,261 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Klamath County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Klamath County at 70,274 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,999 households. The median household income in Klamath County is $58,830 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. 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. Klamath County scores 54 for gas stations (upper middle), #999 of 2,358 scored counties.
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