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Gas stations in Karnes County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Karnes County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,218 of 2,358 scored counties
#151 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 18
- 14 chain locations (78%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.4M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,837 a household
- Spending per listing
- $746K
- 69% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.1
- 3.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,018
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Karnes County is 20 (low), #2,218 of 2,358 scored counties and #151 of 161 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Karnes County comes to about $13.4M a year: $2,837 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $746K per station, 69% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 18 gas stations on map listings in Karnes County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 78% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 38.1 per 10,000 households, 3.5 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Karnes County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 473 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show Karnes County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Karnes 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 | Karnes County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.1 | 14.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $746K | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 473 | 1,030 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,837 | $2,897 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $60,214 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 97
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1814 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Karnes 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 Karnes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,018+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 4,730
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 748 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $60,214+7.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,318
- Median home value
- $149,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,718
- Daytime population
- 14,949Residents 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 |
| 151Karnes County, TX | 20 | 18 | 38.1 | $746K | +1.4% | #2,218 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Karnes 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 Karnes County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 gas stations in Karnes County. 14 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Karnes County, TX spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $13.4M a year, or $2,837 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $746K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,730 households in Karnes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Karnes County, TX compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Karnes County has 38.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3.5 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $746K, 69% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Karnes County would have about 6, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 473 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Karnes County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Karnes County at 15,018 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,730 households. Median household income in Karnes County is $60,214, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 7.3%, 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. Karnes County scores 20 for gas stations (low), #2,218 of 2,358 scored counties.
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