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Gas stations in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #234 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina

Listings
236
207 chain locations (88%)
Official establishments
173
−6.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$435.7M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,744 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.9
37% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
427,551
+20.9% since 2020

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What this means

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area comes to about $435.7M a year: $2,744 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per station, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 236 gas stations on map listings in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area as of September 2026. 207 of them (88%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.9, 37% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area was 173 in 2023, down 6.0% from 2019. That is one for every 918 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area grew 20.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #234 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.

How the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area 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.

Gas stations in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureMyrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro areaSouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.913.810.9
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment9188491,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.0%−5.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+20.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,744$2,917$2,595
Median household income$66,880$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score4556

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
173−6.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,290
Annual payroll, 2023
$35M
One-person businesses, 2023
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
236207 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
183The 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 the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area, 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 the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
427,551+20.9% since 2020
Households
158,779
Median age
47.7
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,133 sq. mi.
People per square mile
338
Median household income
$66,880
Average household income
$87,740
Median home value
$287,700
Jobs located here
142,324
Daytime population
375,675Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring metro areas in South Carolina for gas stations, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area marked.

Top metro areas in South Carolina

Metro areas in South Carolina ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Charleston-North Charleston, SC7434010.1$2.8M+10.7%#43 of 387
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC741,14010.6$2.8M+10.1%#44 of 387
2Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC683729.7$3.1M+9.0%#77 of 387
3Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC67909.4$3M+12.0%#84 of 387
4Spartanburg, SC5818112.6$2.4M+14.3%#141 of 387
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC5029212.6$2.3M+4.7%#198 of 387
5Columbia, SC4651715.2$1.9M+6.0%#226 of 387
6Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC4523614.9$1.8M+20.9%#234 of 387
7Sumter, SC237117.3$1.6M−0.3%#353 of 387
8Florence, SC1818523.6$1.2M+0.9%#371 of 387

Other business types in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area

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Questions

How many gas stations are in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 236 gas stations in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area. 207 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 173 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 6.0% from 2019. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $435.7M a year, or $2,744 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 236 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 158,779 households in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

The Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area has 14.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.8M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area would have about 183, against 236 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 918 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area at 427,551 people in 2025, up 20.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 158,779 households. Median household income in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area is $66,880, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area scores 45 for gas stations (lower middle), #234 of 387 scored metro areas.

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