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Gas stations in Lexington County, SC
The gas stations in Lexington County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #849 of 2,358 scored counties
#17 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 212
- 197 chain locations (93%)
- Official establishments
- 167
- +1.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $380.4M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,119 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.4
- 60% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,588
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Lexington County comes to about $380.4M a year: $3,119 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. Spread across 212 gas stations, that is $1.8M per station, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Lexington County has 212 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 197 of them (93%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 17.4 per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 167 businesses with payroll in Lexington County classed as gasoline stations, up 1.2% from 2019. That is one for every 730 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $5.5M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Lexington County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lexington County grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Lexington County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #849 of 2,358 scored counties and #17 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Lexington 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 | Lexington County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.4 | 13.8 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 730 | 849 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.2% | −5.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,119 | $2,917 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $77,408 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 165 → 167+1.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,303
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 212197 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 160The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $5.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Lexington 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 Lexington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,588+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 121,964
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 699 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 436
- Median household income
- $77,408+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,803
- Median home value
- $234,500
- Jobs located here
- 142,688
- Daytime population
- 310,908Residents 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 |
| 17Lexington County, SC | 58 | 212 | 17.4 | $1.8M | +7.7% | #849 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Lexington 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
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Lexington County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 212 gas stations in Lexington County. 197 of them (93%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 167 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 1.2% from 2019. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lexington County, SC spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $380.4M a year, or $3,119 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 212 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 121,964 households in Lexington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lexington County, SC compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Lexington County has 17.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.8M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Lexington County would have about 160, against 212 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 730 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lexington County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Lexington County at 317,588 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,964 households. Median household income in Lexington County is $77,408, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Lexington County scores 58 for gas stations (upper middle), #849 of 2,358 scored counties.
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