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Gas stations in the Bay City, TX area
How the Bay City, TX 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 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #468 of 536 scored small-town markets
#34 of 40 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 36
- 32 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,786 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.3
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,463
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Bay City area scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #468 of 536 scored small-town markets and #34 of 40 scored small-town markets based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 36 gas stations in the Bay City area. 32 of them (89%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.3, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,786 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in the Bay City area spend about $43M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $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 the Bay City area was 24 in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 643 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Bay City area grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Bay City area 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.
| Measure | Bay City area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.3 | 14.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 643 | 1,030 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.1% | −6.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,786 | $2,897 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $58,628 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24+9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 170
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3632 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Bay City 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 Bay City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,463+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 15,439
- Median age
- 37.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,093 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $58,628+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,037
- Median home value
- $172,900
- Jobs located here
- 10,447
- Daytime population
- 29,261Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bonham, TX | 88 | 16 | 12.5 | $2.7M | +9.2% | #6 of 536 |
| 2Granbury, TX | 77 | 52 | 20.4 | $1.6M | +13.6% | #44 of 536 |
| 3Andrews, TX | 73 | 10 | 14.6 | $2.2M | +1.6% | #62 of 536 |
| 4Fredericksburg, TX | 71 | 24 | 20.8 | $1.5M | +6.6% | #70 of 536 |
| 5Del Rio, TX | 70 | 21 | 12.5 | $2.4M | +0.5% | #74 of 536 |
| 6Stephenville, TX | 66 | 29 | 17.2 | $1.9M | +2.8% | #108 of 536 |
| 7Rio Grande City-Roma, TX | 64 | 23 | 12.0 | $2.2M | +0.7% | #116 of 536 |
| 8Kerrville, TX | 64 | 32 | 14.1 | $2.1M | +2.5% | #119 of 536 |
| 9Athens, TX | 64 | 75 | 22.3 | $1.4M | +7.5% | #126 of 536 |
| 10Port Lavaca, TX | 59 | 9 | 10.4 | $2.9M | −2.3% | #169 of 536 |
| 34Bay City, TX | 29 | 36 | 23.3 | $1.2M | +0.5% | #468 of 536 |
Other business types in the Bay City area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in the Bay City, TX area?
The Bay City area has 36 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 32 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Bay City, TX area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $43M a year, or $2,786 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,439 households in the Bay City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bay City, TX area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Bay City area has 23.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.1 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, the Bay City area would have about 18, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 643 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Bay City, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Bay City area at 36,463 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,439 households. The median household income in the Bay City area is $58,628 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.9% 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. 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 Bay City area scores 29 for gas stations (lower middle), #468 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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