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Gas stations in the Mitchell, SD area
How the Mitchell, SD area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #287 of 536 scored small-town markets
#4 of 9 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota
- Listings
- 22
- 17 chain locations (77%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,020 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.0
- 83% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,913
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Mitchell area spend about $33.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,020 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 22 gas stations, that is $1.5M per station, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The Mitchell area has 22 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 77%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.0, 83% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in the Mitchell area classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 732 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Mitchell area grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, the Mitchell area has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #287 of 536 scored small-town markets and #4 of 9 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota.
How the Mitchell area 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.
| Measure | Mitchell area | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.0 | 19.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 732 | 630 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,020 | $3,013 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $69,101 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15
- Employees, 2023
- 192
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,913+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 10,977
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,440 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $69,101
- Average household income
- $87,541
- Median home value
- $197,700
- Jobs located here
- 13,823
- Daytime population
- 25,767Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brookings, SD | 73 | 20 | 14.5 | $2.1M | +9.6% | #63 of 536 |
| 2Spearfish, SD | 70 | 20 | 16.6 | $1.8M | +14.0% | #78 of 536 |
| 3Watertown, SD | 61 | 18 | 14.4 | $2.1M | +4.3% | #154 of 536 |
| 4Mitchell, SD | 49 | 22 | 20.0 | $1.5M | +0.6% | #287 of 536 |
| 5Huron, SD | 40 | 18 | 23.9 | $1.3M | +2.4% | #382 of 536 |
| 6Vermillion, SD | 35 | 9 | 16.2 | $1.7M | +0.2% | #416 of 536 |
| 7Yankton, SD | 35 | 24 | 24.8 | $1.2M | +1.5% | #428 of 536 |
| 8Aberdeen, SD | 34 | 38 | 21.2 | $1.4M | −1.5% | #431 of 536 |
| 9Pierre, SD | 20 | 22 | 25.8 | $1.1M | −0.5% | #501 of 536 |
Other business types in the Mitchell area
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 the Mitchell, SD area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 gas stations in the Mitchell area. 17 of them (77%) 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 the Mitchell, SD area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $33.2M a year, or $3,020 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,977 households in the Mitchell area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Mitchell, SD area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Mitchell area has 20.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.5M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Mitchell area would have about 14, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 732 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is the Mitchell, SD area growing?
Population estimates put the Mitchell area at 25,913 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,977 households. Median household income in the Mitchell area is $69,101, 14% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Mitchell area scores 49 for gas stations (lower middle), #287 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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