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Gas stations in Chester County, SC
How Chester 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,550 of 2,358 scored counties
#23 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 23
- 16 chain locations (70%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- −19.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $39.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,004 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.5
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,001
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Chester County spend about $39.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,004 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each station on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Chester County has 23 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 70%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 17.5 for every 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 25 businesses with payroll in Chester County classed as gasoline stations, down 19.3% from 2019. That is one for every 526 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chester County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chester County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,550 of 2,358 scored counties and #23 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Chester 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 | Chester County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.5 | 13.8 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 526 | 849 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −19.3% | −5.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,004 | $2,917 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $52,458 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 25−19.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 146
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2316 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Chester 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 Chester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,001+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 13,159
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 581 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $52,458+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,310
- Median home value
- $158,300
- Jobs located here
- 10,197
- Daytime population
- 27,098Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for gas stations, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Chester County marked.
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 |
| 23Chester County, SC | 41 | 23 | 17.5 | $1.7M | +2.2% | #1,550 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Chester 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 Chester County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 gas stations in Chester County. 16 of them (70%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 19.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Chester County, SC spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $39.5M a year, or $3,004 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,159 households in Chester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chester County, SC compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Chester County has 17.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 61% 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, Chester County would have about 17, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 526 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Chester County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Chester County at 33,001 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,159 households. Median household income in Chester County is $52,458, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.6%, 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. Chester County scores 41 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,550 of 2,358 scored counties.
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