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Gas stations in Bastrop County, TX

The gas stations in Bastrop County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #638 of 2,358 scored counties
#33 of 161 scored counties in Texas

Listings
74
61 chain locations (82%)
Official establishments
42
−4.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$120.4M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,266 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.1
84% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
118,908
+21.3% 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 74 gas stations in Bastrop County. Of those, 61 are chain locations, or 82%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 20.1 per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

At $3,266 per household (26% above the U.S. average), households in Bastrop County spend about $120.4M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each station on map listings, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Bastrop County was 42 in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 878 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Bastrop County.

Population estimates put the population change in Bastrop County from 2020 to 2025 at +21.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Bastrop County is 63 (upper middle), #638 of 2,358 scored counties and #33 of 161 scored counties in Texas.

How Bastrop 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 Bastrop County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBastrop CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.114.510.9
Spending per listing$1.6M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment8781,0301,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.5%−6.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+21.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,266$2,897$2,595
Median household income$86,226$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6358

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
44 → 42−4.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
500
Annual payroll, 2023
$19M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7461 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$3.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
118,908+21.3% since 2020
Households
36,868
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
888 sq. mi.
People per square mile
120
Median household income
$86,226+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,668
Median home value
$314,800
Jobs located here
20,875
Daytime population
80,305Residents 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 Bastrop 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
33Bastrop County, TX637420.1$1.6M+21.3%#638 of 2,358

Other business types in Bastrop County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Bastrop County, TX?

Bastrop County has 74 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 61 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019.

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

About $120.4M a year, or $3,266 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,868 households in Bastrop County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bastrop County has 20.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.6M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Bastrop County would have about 51, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 878 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Bastrop County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Bastrop County at 118,908 people in 2025, up 21.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 36,868 households. The median household income in Bastrop County is $86,226 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.5% 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. Bastrop County scores 63 for gas stations (upper middle), #638 of 2,358 scored counties.

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