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Gas stations in Cherokee County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Cherokee County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,451 of 2,358 scored counties
#97 of 161 scored counties in Texas

Listings
47
34 chain locations (72%)
Official establishments
24
+4.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$55M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,025 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.8
2.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
53,337
+5.4% 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

Households in Cherokee County spend about $55M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,025 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each station on map listings, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Cherokee County has 47 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (72%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 25.8 per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Cherokee County in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 758 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $6.6M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Cherokee County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cherokee County grew 5.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cherokee County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,451 of 2,358 scored counties and #97 of 161 scored counties in Texas.

How Cherokee 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 Cherokee County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureCherokee CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.814.510.9
Spending per listing$1.2M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment7581,0301,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.4%−6.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.4%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,025$2,897$2,595
Median household income$61,261$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4458

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 24+4.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
155
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4734 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$6.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
53,337+5.4% since 2020
Households
18,185
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,053 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$61,261+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,667
Median home value
$169,300
Jobs located here
14,759
Daytime population
45,430Residents 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 Cherokee 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
97Cherokee County, TX444725.8$1.2M+5.4%#1,451 of 2,358

Other business types in Cherokee County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Cherokee County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 gas stations in Cherokee County. 34 of them (72%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019.

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

About $55M a year, or $3,025 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,185 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cherokee County has 25.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.2M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 23, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 758 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Cherokee County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Cherokee County at 53,337 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,185 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $61,261, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Cherokee County scores 44 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,451 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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