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Gas stations in Schuylkill County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,510 of 2,358 scored counties
#39 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
72
56 chain locations (78%)
Official establishments
57
−9.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$123.4M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,128 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.4
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
145,085
+1.5% 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

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Schuylkill County comes to about $123.4M a year: $2,128 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 72 gas stations, that is $1.7M per station, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 72 gas stations on map listings in Schuylkill County as of September 2026. Of those, 56 are chain locations, or 78%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 12.4 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 57 businesses with payroll in Schuylkill County classed as gasoline stations, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,017 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Schuylkill County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Schuylkill County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,510 of 2,358 scored counties and #39 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureSchuylkill CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.47.310.9
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,0171,4481,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.5%−8.0%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,128$1,930$2,595
Median household income$68,313$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4246

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
63 → 57−9.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
558
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7256 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
52The 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 Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County

Population, 2025 estimate
145,085+1.5% since 2020
Households
57,988
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
779 sq. mi.
People per square mile
184
Median household income
$68,313+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,756
Median home value
$153,000
Jobs located here
51,690
Daytime population
129,785Residents 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 Schuylkill 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
39Schuylkill County, PA427212.4$1.7M+1.5%#1,510 of 2,358

Other business types in Schuylkill County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Schuylkill County, PA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 72 gas stations in Schuylkill County. 56 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $123.4M a year, or $2,128 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,988 households in Schuylkill County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Schuylkill County has 12.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.7M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Schuylkill County would have about 52, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,017 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Schuylkill County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Schuylkill County at 145,085 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,988 households. Median household income in Schuylkill County is $68,313, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Schuylkill County scores 42 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,510 of 2,358 scored counties.

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