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Gas stations in Abbeville County, SC
How Abbeville County, SC 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #616 of 2,358 scored counties
#14 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 11
- 9 chain locations (82%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,127 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,836
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Abbeville County spend about $30.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,127 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each station on map listings, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Abbeville County has 11 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (82%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 11.3 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Abbeville County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 697 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Abbeville County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Abbeville County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #616 of 2,358 scored counties and #14 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Abbeville County compares
The same measures for South Carolina 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 | Abbeville County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 13.8 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 697 | 849 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,127 | $2,917 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $52,935 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 108
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 119 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Abbeville 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 Abbeville County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,836+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 9,762
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 491 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $52,935+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,228
- Median home value
- $178,800
- Jobs located here
- 5,595
- Daytime population
- 19,493Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saluda County, SC | 88 | 5 | 6.5 | $5.2M | +4.1% | #45 of 2,358 |
| 2Berkeley County, SC | 85 | 86 | 9.2 | $3.3M | +18.7% | #74 of 2,358 |
| 3Pickens County, SC | 82 | 41 | 7.8 | $4M | +5.7% | #110 of 2,358 |
| 4Beaufort County, SC | 81 | 53 | 6.4 | $4.3M | +8.9% | #125 of 2,358 |
| 5Greenville County, SC | 80 | 160 | 7.3 | $4M | +10.6% | #145 of 2,358 |
| 6York County, SC | 80 | 129 | 11.3 | $2.8M | +8.1% | #153 of 2,358 |
| 7Lancaster County, SC | 79 | 45 | 11.2 | $2.7M | +18.3% | #177 of 2,358 |
| 8Dorchester County, SC | 78 | 74 | 11.7 | $2.6M | +10.1% | #200 of 2,358 |
| 9Edgefield County, SC | 78 | 14 | 14.3 | $2.3M | +16.1% | #204 of 2,358 |
| 10Charleston County, SC | 72 | 180 | 10.1 | $2.7M | +6.4% | #346 of 2,358 |
| 14Abbeville County, SC | 63 | 11 | 11.3 | $2.8M | +2.3% | #616 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Abbeville 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 Abbeville County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 gas stations in Abbeville County. 9 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Abbeville County, SC spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $30.5M a year, or $3,127 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,762 households in Abbeville County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Abbeville County, SC compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Abbeville County has 11.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.8M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Abbeville County would have about 13, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 697 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Abbeville County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Abbeville County at 24,836 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,762 households. Median household income in Abbeville County is $52,935, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.6%, 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. Abbeville County scores 63 for gas stations (upper middle), #616 of 2,358 scored counties.
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