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Gas stations in Allegheny County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Allegheny County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,020 of 2,358 scored counties
#23 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
361
326 chain locations (90%)
Official establishments
318
−10.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$939.6M
On gasoline and other fuels · $1,722 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,225,035
−2.0% since 2020

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

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 361 gas stations in Allegheny County. Chain locations make up 90% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in Allegheny County spend about $939.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $1,722 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. Spread across 361 gas stations, that is $2.6M per station, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Allegheny County was 318 in 2023, down 10.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,716 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $656K have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Allegheny County.

Population estimates show Allegheny County declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Allegheny County is 53 (upper middle), #1,020 of 2,358 scored counties and #23 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Allegheny County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Allegheny County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureAllegheny CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.67.310.9
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,7161,4481,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.2%−8.0%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$1,722$1,930$2,595
Median household income$78,548$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score5346

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
354 → 318−10.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,763
Annual payroll, 2023
$102.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
20Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
361326 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
394The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$656K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,225,035−2.0% since 2020
Households
545,802
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
730 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,696
Median household income
$78,548+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,072
Median home value
$227,600
Jobs located here
728,045
Daytime population
1,373,985Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for gas stations, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Allegheny County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Adams County, PA75204.9$5M+3.6%#246 of 2,358
2York County, PA74563.1$7.3M+3.6%#275 of 2,358
3Chester County, PA741035.0$4.4M+4.2%#280 of 2,358
4Franklin County, PA70375.8$4M+3.0%#394 of 2,358
5Cumberland County, PA70736.9$3.1M+6.5%#399 of 2,358
6Berks County, PA69815.0$4.3M+2.7%#419 of 2,358
7Lancaster County, PA68934.4$4.8M+1.9%#449 of 2,358
8Montgomery County, PA682096.2$3.4M+2.4%#452 of 2,358
9Bucks County, PA661506.0$3.7M+0.3%#507 of 2,358
10Northampton County, PA63937.6$2.8M+3.7%#615 of 2,358
23Allegheny County, PA533616.6$2.6M−2.0%#1,020 of 2,358

Other business types in Allegheny County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Allegheny County, PA?

There are 361 gas stations on map listings in Allegheny County as of September 2026. 326 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 318 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 10.2% from 2019. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Allegheny County, PA spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $939.6M a year, or $1,722 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 361 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 545,802 households in Allegheny County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Allegheny County, PA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Allegheny County has 6.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 39% 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 national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Allegheny County would have about 394, against 361 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,716 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Allegheny County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Allegheny County at 1,225,035 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 545,802 households. The median household income in Allegheny County is $78,548 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Allegheny County scores 53 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,020 of 2,358 scored counties.

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