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Gas stations in Anderson County, TX

How Anderson County, TX 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,607 of 2,358 scored counties
#111 of 161 scored counties in Texas

Listings
43
31 chain locations (72%)
Official establishments
23
+4.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$51.5M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,931 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
50% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.5
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
59,805
+3.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 gas stations in Anderson County. Chain locations make up 72% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 24.5 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in Anderson County spend about $51.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,931 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 43 gas stations, that is $1.2M per station, 50% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Anderson County was 23 in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 764 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.7M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Anderson County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Anderson County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Anderson County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,607 of 2,358 scored counties and #111 of 161 scored counties in Texas.

How Anderson County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Anderson County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureAnderson CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.514.510.9
Spending per listing$1.2M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment7641,0301,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.6%−6.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,931$2,897$2,595
Median household income$62,068$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4058

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 23+4.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
204
Annual payroll, 2023
$6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4331 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
59,805+3.2% since 2020
Households
17,579
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,063 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$62,068+42.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,026
Median home value
$185,300
Jobs located here
14,091
Daytime population
53,590Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for gas stations, numbered among those based in Texas, with Anderson County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Denton County, TX902737.6$4.1M+16.9%#27 of 2,358
2Rockwall County, TX904210.2$3.4M+28.9%#29 of 2,358
3Comal County, TX907410.4$3.1M+27.9%#30 of 2,358
4Collin County, TX882917.0$4.3M+20.6%#48 of 2,358
5Wilson County, TX862413.2$2.8M+12.2%#67 of 2,358
6Bandera County, TX851213.0$2.5M+9.0%#81 of 2,358
7Hays County, TX8312612.6$2.4M+24.8%#103 of 2,358
8Randall County, TX81478.3$3.6M+7.9%#131 of 2,358
9Williamson County, TX8126110.3$2.9M+22.3%#137 of 2,358
10Guadalupe County, TX818412.8$2.5M+15.8%#140 of 2,358
111Anderson County, TX404324.5$1.2M+3.2%#1,607 of 2,358

Other business types in Anderson County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Anderson County, TX?

There are 43 gas stations on map listings in Anderson County as of September 2026. 31 of them (72%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Anderson County, TX spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $51.5M a year, or $2,931 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,579 households in Anderson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Anderson County, TX compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Anderson County has 24.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.2M, 50% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Anderson County would have about 22, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 764 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Anderson County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Anderson County at 59,805 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,579 households. The median household income in Anderson County is $62,068 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.8% 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. Anderson County scores 40 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,607 of 2,358 scored counties.

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 Anderson County

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