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Gas stations in Perry County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Perry County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,124 of 2,358 scored counties
#26 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 21
- 17 chain locations (81%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $44.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,412 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,806
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,412 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Perry County spend about $44.1M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $2.1M per station, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 21 gas stations on map listings in Perry County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 81% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 11.5 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Perry County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 1,076 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Perry County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Perry County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,124 of 2,358 scored counties and #26 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Perry 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.
| Measure | Perry County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 7.3 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,076 | 1,448 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.0% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,412 | $1,930 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $79,444 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 149
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2117 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Perry 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 Perry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,806+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,299
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 551 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 84
- Median household income
- $79,444+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,124
- Median home value
- $236,400
- Jobs located here
- 8,141
- Daytime population
- 33,307Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adams County, PA | 75 | 20 | 4.9 | $5M | +3.6% | #246 of 2,358 |
| 2York County, PA | 74 | 56 | 3.1 | $7.3M | +3.6% | #275 of 2,358 |
| 3Chester County, PA | 74 | 103 | 5.0 | $4.4M | +4.2% | #280 of 2,358 |
| 4Franklin County, PA | 70 | 37 | 5.8 | $4M | +3.0% | #394 of 2,358 |
| 5Cumberland County, PA | 70 | 73 | 6.9 | $3.1M | +6.5% | #399 of 2,358 |
| 6Berks County, PA | 69 | 81 | 5.0 | $4.3M | +2.7% | #419 of 2,358 |
| 7Lancaster County, PA | 68 | 93 | 4.4 | $4.8M | +1.9% | #449 of 2,358 |
| 8Montgomery County, PA | 68 | 209 | 6.2 | $3.4M | +2.4% | #452 of 2,358 |
| 9Bucks County, PA | 66 | 150 | 6.0 | $3.7M | +0.3% | #507 of 2,358 |
| 10Northampton County, PA | 63 | 93 | 7.6 | $2.8M | +3.7% | #615 of 2,358 |
| 26Perry County, PA | 51 | 21 | 11.5 | $2.1M | +2.1% | #1,124 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Perry 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 Perry County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 gas stations in Perry County. 17 of them (81%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Perry County, PA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $44.1M a year, or $2,412 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,299 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Perry County, PA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Perry County has 11.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.1M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Perry County would have about 19, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,076 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Perry County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Perry County at 46,806 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,299 households. Median household income in Perry County is $79,444, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. Perry County scores 51 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,124 of 2,358 scored counties.
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