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Gas stations in Oconee County, SC
The gas stations in Oconee County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #574 of 2,358 scored counties
#13 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 55
- 45 chain locations (82%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- −4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $109.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,180 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.9
- 46% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,775
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 55 gas stations in Oconee County. 45 of them (82%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 15.9 per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Oconee County spend about $109.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,180 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per station, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Oconee County was 40 in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 863 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Oconee County.
Population estimates put the population change in Oconee County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Oconee County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #574 of 2,358 scored counties and #13 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Oconee 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 | Oconee County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.9 | 13.8 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 863 | 849 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.8% | −5.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,180 | $2,917 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $62,388 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 40−4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 303
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5545 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $3.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Oconee 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 Oconee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,775+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 34,515
- Median age
- 45.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 627 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 128
- Median household income
- $62,388+27.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,233
- Median home value
- $237,100
- Jobs located here
- 24,938
- Daytime population
- 73,699Residents 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 |
| 13Oconee County, SC | 65 | 55 | 15.9 | $2M | +6.3% | #574 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Oconee County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Oconee County, SC?
There are 55 gas stations on map listings in Oconee County as of September 2026. 45 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Oconee County, SC spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $109.8M a year, or $3,180 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,515 households in Oconee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oconee County, SC compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Oconee County has 15.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Oconee County would have about 46, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 863 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Oconee County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Oconee County at 83,775 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,515 households. The median household income in Oconee County is $62,388 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Oconee County scores 65 for gas stations (upper middle), #574 of 2,358 scored counties.
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