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Gas stations in Houston County, TX
How Houston County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,838 of 2,358 scored counties
#129 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 17
- 13 chain locations (76%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.6M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,702 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.3
- 95% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,316
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Houston County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,838 of 2,358 scored counties and #129 of 161 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 gas stations in Houston County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 76%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 21.3 for every 10,000 households, 95% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,702 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Houston County spend about $21.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 17 gas stations, that is $1.3M per station, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Houston County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 887 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $6M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Houston County. Population estimates show Houston County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.3 | 14.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 887 | 1,030 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,702 | $2,897 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $56,531 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $982K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1713 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,316+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,983
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,231 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $56,531+49.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,793
- Median home value
- $164,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,116
- Daytime population
- 19,245Residents 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 |
| 129Houston County, TX | 34 | 17 | 21.3 | $1.3M | +1.1% | #1,838 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Houston 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 Houston County, TX?
There are 17 gas stations on map listings in Houston County as of September 2026. 13 of them (76%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Houston County, TX spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $21.6M a year, or $2,702 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,983 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, TX compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Houston County has 21.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 95% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.3M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Houston County would have about 9, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 887 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 22,316 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,983 households. The median household income in Houston County is $56,531 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 49.1% 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. Houston County scores 34 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,838 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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