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Gas stations in Orangeburg County, SC

How Orangeburg 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 16 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,272 of 2,358 scored counties
#41 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
82
74 chain locations (90%)
Official establishments
81
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$91.7M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,771 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
53% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.8
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,177
−0.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Orangeburg County is 16 (low), #2,272 of 2,358 scored counties and #41 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 82 gas stations in Orangeburg County. Chain locations make up 90% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 24.8 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Orangeburg County comes to about $91.7M a year: $2,771 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per station, 53% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Orangeburg County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 408 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.8M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Orangeburg County. Population estimates put the population change in Orangeburg County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Orangeburg 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.

Gas stations in Orangeburg County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureOrangeburg CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.813.810.9
Spending per listing$1.1M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4088491,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−5.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,771$2,917$2,595
Median household income$45,675$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score1656

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
81 → 810.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
681
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8274 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$2.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg County

Population, 2025 estimate
83,177−0.9% since 2020
Households
33,077
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,106 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$45,675+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,628
Median home value
$115,800
Jobs located here
28,236
Daytime population
72,707Residents 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 counties in South Carolina for gas stations, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Orangeburg County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saluda County, SC8856.5$5.2M+4.1%#45 of 2,358
2Berkeley County, SC85869.2$3.3M+18.7%#74 of 2,358
3Pickens County, SC82417.8$4M+5.7%#110 of 2,358
4Beaufort County, SC81536.4$4.3M+8.9%#125 of 2,358
5Greenville County, SC801607.3$4M+10.6%#145 of 2,358
6York County, SC8012911.3$2.8M+8.1%#153 of 2,358
7Lancaster County, SC794511.2$2.7M+18.3%#177 of 2,358
8Dorchester County, SC787411.7$2.6M+10.1%#200 of 2,358
9Edgefield County, SC781414.3$2.3M+16.1%#204 of 2,358
10Charleston County, SC7218010.1$2.7M+6.4%#346 of 2,358
41Orangeburg County, SC168224.8$1.1M−0.9%#2,272 of 2,358

Other business types in Orangeburg County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Orangeburg County, SC?

Orangeburg County has 82 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 74 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Orangeburg County, SC spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $91.7M a year, or $2,771 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,077 households in Orangeburg County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Orangeburg County, SC compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Orangeburg County has 24.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.1M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Orangeburg County would have about 38, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 408 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Orangeburg County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Orangeburg County at 83,177 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,077 households. The median household income in Orangeburg County is $45,675 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% 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. Orangeburg County scores 16 for gas stations (low), #2,272 of 2,358 scored counties.

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