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Gas stations in Lincoln County, OR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Lincoln County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #787 of 2,358 scored counties
#16 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 22
- 13 chain locations (59%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $57.3M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,478 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,636
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Lincoln County spend about $57.3M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,478 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each station on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Lincoln County has 22 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 59% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 9.5 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Lincoln County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 1,445 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Lincoln County.
Population estimates show Lincoln County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lincoln County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #787 of 2,358 scored counties and #16 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.
How Lincoln 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 | Lincoln County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 8.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $3.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,445 | 1,801 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.7% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,478 | $2,653 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $63,165 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 121
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,636+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,115
- Median age
- 51.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 981 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 52
- Median household income
- $63,165+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,183
- Median home value
- $410,800
- Jobs located here
- 16,986
- Daytime population
- 46,905Residents 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 |
| 16Lincoln County, OR | 59 | 22 | 9.5 | $2.6M | +0.3% | #787 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, OR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 gas stations in Lincoln County. 13 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Lincoln County, OR spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $57.3M a year, or $2,478 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,115 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, OR compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Lincoln County has 9.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.6M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 24, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,445 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 50,636 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,115 households. Median household income in Lincoln County is $63,165, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Lincoln County scores 59 for gas stations (upper middle), #787 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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