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Gas stations in Cooke County, TX
The gas stations in Cooke County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,453 of 2,358 scored counties
#98 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 62
- 49 chain locations (79%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $54.6M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,306 a household
- Spending per listing
- $881K
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.5
- 3.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,461
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,306 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Cooke County spend about $54.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $881K per station, 63% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 62 gas stations on map listings in Cooke County as of September 2026. Of those, 49 are chain locations, or 79%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 37.5 per 10,000 households, 3.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Cooke County in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 689 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $25.4M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Cooke County.
Population estimates show Cooke County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Cooke County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,453 of 2,358 scored counties and #98 of 161 scored counties in Texas.
How Cooke 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 | Cooke County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.5 | 14.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $881K | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 689 | 1,030 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | −6.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,306 | $2,897 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $73,932 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 24−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 246
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6249 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
- 11
- Amount
- $25.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Cooke 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 Cooke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,461+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 16,528
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 875 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $73,932+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,815
- Median home value
- $240,400
- Jobs located here
- 14,462
- Daytime population
- 37,643Residents 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 |
| 98Cooke County, TX | 44 | 62 | 37.5 | $881K | +6.5% | #1,453 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Cooke 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
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Cooke County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 62 gas stations in Cooke County. 49 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Cooke County, TX spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $54.6M a year, or $3,306 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $881K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,528 households in Cooke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cooke County, TX compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Cooke County has 37.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $881K, 63% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Cooke County would have about 23, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 689 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Cooke County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Cooke County at 44,461 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,528 households. Median household income in Cooke County is $73,932, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Cooke County scores 44 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,453 of 2,358 scored counties.
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