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Gas stations in Blanco County, TX

How Blanco 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,241 of 2,358 scored counties
#74 of 161 scored counties in Texas

Listings
18
16 chain locations (89%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,294 a household
Spending per listing
$945K
60% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
34.8
3.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,581
+18.6% 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

At $3,294 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Blanco County spend about $17M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $945K per station, 60% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 18 gas stations on map listings in Blanco County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 89% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.8, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Blanco County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 738 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Blanco County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Blanco County grew 18.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Blanco County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,241 of 2,358 scored counties and #74 of 161 scored counties in Texas.

How Blanco 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 Blanco County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBlanco CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households34.814.510.9
Spending per listing$945K$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment7381,0301,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+18.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,294$2,897$2,595
Median household income$92,425$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4958

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 7
Employees, 2023
57
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1816 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
13,581+18.6% since 2020
Households
5,166
Median age
50.2
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
709 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$92,425+39.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,354
Median home value
$483,500
Jobs located here
3,768
Daytime population
11,180Residents 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 Blanco 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
74Blanco County, TX491834.8$945K+18.6%#1,241 of 2,358

Other business types in Blanco County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Blanco County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 gas stations in Blanco County. 16 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $17M a year, or $3,294 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $945K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,166 households in Blanco County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Blanco County has 34.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $945K, 60% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Blanco County would have about 7, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 738 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Blanco County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Blanco County at 13,581 people in 2025, up 18.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,166 households. Median household income in Blanco County is $92,425, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.2%, 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. Blanco County scores 49 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,241 of 2,358 scored counties.

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