Groundwork

Auto · County · Oregon

Gas stations in Marion County, OR

How Marion 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 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #339 of 2,358 scored counties
#10 of 29 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
111
97 chain locations (87%)
Official establishments
66
−8.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$346.7M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,733 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.7
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
355,777
+2.7% since 2020

See the gas stations around any address in Marion County

The site report maps the gas stations on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Marion County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Marion County spend about $346.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,733 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 111 gas stations, that is $3.1M per station, 31% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 111 gas stations on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. 97 of them (87%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 8.7 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 66 businesses with payroll in Marion County classed as gasoline stations, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,922 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $13.7M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Marion County.

Population estimates show Marion County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Marion County is 72 (upper middle), #339 of 2,358 scored counties and #10 of 29 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Marion 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 Marion County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.78.610.9
Spending per listing$3.1M$3.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,9221,8011,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.3%−1.7%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,733$2,653$2,595
Median household income$77,351$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score7266

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
72 → 66−8.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,002
Annual payroll, 2023
$33M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11197 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
145The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$13.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
355,777+2.7% since 2020
Households
126,870
Median age
38.5
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,181 sq. mi.
People per square mile
296
Median household income
$77,351+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,449
Median home value
$416,400
Jobs located here
170,733
Daytime population
368,513Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Marion County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the gas stations on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Marion County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Gas stations across Oregon

Every Oregon market ranked →

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

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Marion County, OR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 111 gas stations in Marion County. 97 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019.

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

About $346.7M a year, or $2,733 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 111 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 126,870 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 8.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.1M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Marion County would have about 145, against 111 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,922 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 355,777 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 126,870 households. Median household income in Marion County is $77,351, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.7%, 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. Marion County scores 72 for gas stations (upper middle), #339 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Marion County. It maps the gas stations on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in Marion County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Marion County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.