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Gas stations in Charles Mix County, SD

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Charles Mix County, SD, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
12
9 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,296 a household
Spending per listing
$833K
65% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
39.6
3.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,303
−0.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 gas stations in Charles Mix County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 75%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 39.6 for every 10,000 households, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in Charles Mix County spend about $10M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,296 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. That works out to $833K per station, 65% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Charles Mix County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 217 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Charles Mix County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Charles Mix County compares

The same measures for South Dakota 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 Charles Mix County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureCharles Mix CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households39.619.410.9
Spending per listing$833K$1.6M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2176301,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.8%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,296$3,013$2,595
Median household income$64,038$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored37

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 14
Employees, 2023
164
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
129 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Charles Mix 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 Charles Mix County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,303−0.5% since 2020
Households
3,032
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,097 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$64,038
Average household income
$84,687
Median home value
$170,600
Jobs located here
3,366
Daytime population
9,404Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across South Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for gas stations, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Charles Mix County marked.

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, SD88186.5$4.8M+17.5%#47 of 2,358
2Meade County, SD681512.5$2.7M+2.7%#460 of 2,358
3Brookings County, SD632014.5$2.1M+9.6%#629 of 2,358
4Lawrence County, SD612016.6$1.8M+14.0%#722 of 2,358
5Minnehaha County, SD5512014.1$1.9M+7.6%#958 of 2,358
6Lake County, SD53919.1$1.7M−0.2%#1,043 of 2,358
7Codington County, SD521814.4$2.1M+4.3%#1,074 of 2,358
8Pennington County, SD507816.8$1.7M+6.6%#1,171 of 2,358
9Union County, SD441926.0$1.3M+3.3%#1,448 of 2,358
10Butte County, SD381534.8$971K+5.5%#1,691 of 2,358
Charles Mix County, SDNot scored1239.6$833K−0.5%

Other business types in Charles Mix County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Charles Mix County, SD?

Charles Mix County has 12 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Charles Mix County, SD spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $10M a year, or $3,296 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $833K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,032 households in Charles Mix County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Charles Mix County, SD compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Charles Mix County has 39.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $833K, 65% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Charles Mix County would have about 4, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 217 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Charles Mix County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Charles Mix County at 9,303 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,032 households. The median household income in Charles Mix County is $64,038 a year, 21% 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Charles Mix County

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