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Gas stations in Clay County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Clay County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #976 of 2,358 scored counties
#59 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 15
- 14 chain locations (93%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,501 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 58% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.0
- 3.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,764
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Clay County comes to about $15M a year: $3,501 per household, 35% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per station, 58% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Clay County has 15 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 93%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 35.0 for every 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Clay County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 1,072 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $516K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Clay County.
Population estimates show Clay County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Clay County is 55 (upper middle), #976 of 2,358 scored counties and #59 of 161 scored counties in Texas.
How Clay 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.
| Measure | Clay County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.0 | 14.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,072 | 1,030 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,501 | $2,897 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $80,114 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $426K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1514 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $516K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,764+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 4,289
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,089 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $80,114+43.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,547
- Median home value
- $171,500
- Jobs located here
- 1,387
- Daytime population
- 6,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Denton County, TX | 90 | 273 | 7.6 | $4.1M | +16.9% | #27 of 2,358 |
| 2Rockwall County, TX | 90 | 42 | 10.2 | $3.4M | +28.9% | #29 of 2,358 |
| 3Comal County, TX | 90 | 74 | 10.4 | $3.1M | +27.9% | #30 of 2,358 |
| 4Collin County, TX | 88 | 291 | 7.0 | $4.3M | +20.6% | #48 of 2,358 |
| 5Wilson County, TX | 86 | 24 | 13.2 | $2.8M | +12.2% | #67 of 2,358 |
| 6Bandera County, TX | 85 | 12 | 13.0 | $2.5M | +9.0% | #81 of 2,358 |
| 7Hays County, TX | 83 | 126 | 12.6 | $2.4M | +24.8% | #103 of 2,358 |
| 8Randall County, TX | 81 | 47 | 8.3 | $3.6M | +7.9% | #131 of 2,358 |
| 9Williamson County, TX | 81 | 261 | 10.3 | $2.9M | +22.3% | #137 of 2,358 |
| 10Guadalupe County, TX | 81 | 84 | 12.8 | $2.5M | +15.8% | #140 of 2,358 |
| 59Clay County, TX | 55 | 15 | 35.0 | $1M | +5.0% | #976 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Clay County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Clay County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 gas stations in Clay County. 14 of them (93%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Clay County, TX spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $15M a year, or $3,501 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,289 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, TX compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Clay County has 35.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1M, 58% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Clay County would have about 6, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,072 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 10,764 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,289 households. Median household income in Clay County is $80,114, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.1%, 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. Clay County scores 55 for gas stations (upper middle), #976 of 2,358 scored counties.
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