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Gas stations in Deaf Smith County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Deaf Smith County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,799 of 2,358 scored counties
#127 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 15
- 14 chain locations (93%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,217 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.8
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,626
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Deaf Smith County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,799 of 2,358 scored counties and #127 of 161 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 gas stations in Deaf Smith County. Chain locations make up 93% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.8, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Deaf Smith County comes to about $19.5M a year: $3,217 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. Spread across 15 gas stations, that is $1.3M per station, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Deaf Smith County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 550 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show Deaf Smith County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Deaf Smith 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 | Deaf Smith County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.8 | 14.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 550 | 1,030 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,217 | $2,897 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $60,799 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 132
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1514 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Deaf Smith 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 Deaf Smith County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,626+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 6,051
- Median age
- 31.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,497 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $60,799+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,276
- Median home value
- $121,300
- Jobs located here
- 8,711
- Daytime population
- 18,792Residents 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 |
| 127Deaf Smith County, TX | 35 | 15 | 24.8 | $1.3M | +0.5% | #1,799 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Deaf Smith 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 Deaf Smith County, TX?
There are 15 gas stations on map listings in Deaf Smith County as of September 2026. 14 of them (93%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Deaf Smith County, TX spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $19.5M a year, or $3,217 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,051 households in Deaf Smith County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Deaf Smith County, TX compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Deaf Smith County has 24.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.3M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Deaf Smith County would have about 8, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 550 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Deaf Smith County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Deaf Smith County at 18,626 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,051 households. The median household income in Deaf Smith County is $60,799 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.3% 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. 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. Deaf Smith County scores 35 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,799 of 2,358 scored counties.
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