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Gas stations in Freestone County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,243 of 2,358 scored counties
#75 of 161 scored counties in Texas

Listings
31
27 chain locations (87%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$23.2M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,272 a household
Spending per listing
$748K
69% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
43.7
4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,811
+7.1% 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

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Freestone County comes to about $23.2M a year: $3,272 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That works out to $748K per station, 69% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Freestone County has 31 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 87% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 43.7 for every 10,000 households, 4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Freestone County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 886 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Freestone County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Freestone County grew 7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Freestone County is 49 (lower middle), #1,243 of 2,358 scored counties and #75 of 161 scored counties in Texas.

How Freestone 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 Freestone County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureFreestone CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households43.714.510.9
Spending per listing$748K$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment8861,0301,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,272$2,897$2,595
Median household income$59,960$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4958

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 8
Employees, 2023
84
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3127 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$3.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
20,811+7.1% since 2020
Households
7,090
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
878 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$59,960+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,521
Median home value
$168,000
Jobs located here
4,661
Daytime population
16,084Residents 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 Freestone 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
75Freestone County, TX493143.7$748K+7.1%#1,243 of 2,358

Other business types in Freestone County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Freestone County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 gas stations in Freestone County. 27 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $23.2M a year, or $3,272 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $748K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,090 households in Freestone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Freestone County has 43.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $748K, 69% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Freestone County would have about 10, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 886 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Freestone County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Freestone County at 20,811 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,090 households. Median household income in Freestone County is $59,960, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.2%, 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. Freestone County scores 49 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,243 of 2,358 scored counties.

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