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Gas stations in Lebanon County, PA

How Lebanon County, PA 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #701 of 2,358 scored counties
#13 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
43
35 chain locations (81%)
Official establishments
46
−16.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$120.5M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,125 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.6
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
146,380
+2.2% 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

Households in Lebanon County spend about $120.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,125 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per station, 18% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Lebanon County has 43 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 35 are chain locations, or 81%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.6, 30% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 46 businesses with payroll in Lebanon County classed as gasoline stations, down 16.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,233 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $649K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Lebanon County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lebanon County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lebanon County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #701 of 2,358 scored counties and #13 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Lebanon 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 Lebanon County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLebanon CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.67.310.9
Spending per listing$2.8M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,2331,4481,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−16.4%−8.0%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,125$1,930$2,595
Median household income$78,425$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6146

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
55 → 46−16.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
536
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4335 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$649K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
146,380+2.2% since 2020
Households
56,712
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
362 sq. mi.
People per square mile
398
Median household income
$78,425+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,885
Median home value
$242,000
Jobs located here
52,802
Daytime population
128,058Residents 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 Lebanon 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
13Lebanon County, PA61437.6$2.8M+2.2%#701 of 2,358

Other business types in Lebanon County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Lebanon County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 gas stations in Lebanon County. 35 of them (81%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 16.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $120.5M a year, or $2,125 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 56,712 households in Lebanon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lebanon County has 7.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.8M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Lebanon County would have about 51, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,233 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Lebanon County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Lebanon County at 146,380 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,712 households. Median household income in Lebanon County is $78,425, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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. Lebanon County scores 61 for gas stations (upper middle), #701 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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