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Gas stations in Gray County, TX
The gas stations in Gray County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,907 of 2,358 scored counties
#133 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 20
- 16 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,028 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.0
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,919
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Gray County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,907 of 2,358 scored counties and #133 of 161 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 gas stations in Gray County. Chain locations make up 80% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 25.0 for every 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $3,028 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Gray County spend about $24.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $1.2M per station, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Gray County in 2023. That is one for every 726 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Gray County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Gray 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 | Gray County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.0 | 14.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 726 | 1,030 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,028 | $2,897 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $59,614 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 109
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2016 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Gray 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 Gray County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,919−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,991
- Median age
- 37.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 926 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $59,614+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,713
- Median home value
- $102,900
- Jobs located here
- 7,219
- Daytime population
- 19,509Residents 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 |
| 133Gray County, TX | 32 | 20 | 25.0 | $1.2M | −1.3% | #1,907 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Gray 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 Gray County, TX?
There are 20 gas stations on map listings in Gray County as of September 2026. 16 of them (80%) 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 Gray County, TX spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $24.2M a year, or $3,028 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,991 households in Gray County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gray County, TX compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Gray County has 25.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.2M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Gray County would have about 10, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 726 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Gray County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Gray County at 20,919 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,991 households. The median household income in Gray County is $59,614 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Gray County scores 32 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,907 of 2,358 scored counties.
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