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Gas stations in Marion County, SC
The gas stations in Marion County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,232 of 2,358 scored counties
#40 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 28
- 22 chain locations (79%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.9M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,371 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.0
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,242
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Marion County scores 19 (low) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #2,232 of 2,358 scored counties and #40 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Marion County comes to about $28.9M a year: $2,371 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each station on map listings, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Marion County has 28 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 79% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 23.0 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Marion County in 2023. That is one for every 812 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show Marion County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Marion 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 | Marion County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.0 | 13.8 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 812 | 849 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,371 | $2,917 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $36,301 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 117
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2822 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,242−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 12,177
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 489 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $36,301+13.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $51,314
- Median home value
- $93,200
- Jobs located here
- 6,602
- Daytime population
- 24,018Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Marion County?
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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 |
| 40Marion County, SC | 19 | 28 | 23.0 | $1M | −2.9% | #2,232 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Marion 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 Marion County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 gas stations in Marion County. 22 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Marion County, SC spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $28.9M a year, or $2,371 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,177 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, SC compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Marion County has 23.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Marion County would have about 12, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 812 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 28,242 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,177 households. Median household income in Marion County is $36,301, 55% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.2%, 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. Marion County scores 19 for gas stations (low), #2,232 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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