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Gas stations in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #116 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 222
- 181 chain locations (82%)
- Official establishments
- 141
- −11.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $513.6M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,890 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.5
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 511,497
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 222 gas stations in the Killeen-Temple metro area. 181 of them (82%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 12.5 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,890 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in the Killeen-Temple metro area spend about $513.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 222 gas stations, that is $2.3M per station, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 141 businesses with payroll in the Killeen-Temple metro area classed as gasoline stations, down 11.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,260 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $9.4M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Killeen-Temple metro area.
Population estimates show the Killeen-Temple metro area grew 7.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, the Killeen-Temple metro area has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #116 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.
How the Killeen-Temple metro area 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 | Killeen-Temple metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.5 | 14.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,260 | 1,030 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.9% | −6.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,890 | $2,897 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $69,923 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 141−11.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,744
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 222181 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 215The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $9.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Killeen-Temple metro area, 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 the Killeen-Temple metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 511,497+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 177,681
- Median age
- 34.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,819 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 175
- Median household income
- $69,923+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,546
- Median home value
- $234,500
- Jobs located here
- 138,696
- Daytime population
- 455,396Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for gas stations, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Killeen-Temple metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 75 | 3,082 | 10.7 | $2.8M | +10.6% | #36 of 387 |
| 2McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 71 | 277 | 10.3 | $2.8M | +5.6% | #62 of 387 |
| 3Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 69 | 1,085 | 11.0 | $2.6M | +14.0% | #73 of 387 |
| 4San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 68 | 1,076 | 11.1 | $2.6M | +9.5% | #81 of 387 |
| 5El Paso, TX | 65 | 275 | 9.2 | $3.2M | +1.3% | #99 of 387 |
| 6Killeen-Temple, TX | 62 | 222 | 12.5 | $2.3M | +7.2% | #116 of 387 |
| 7Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 55 | 156 | 11.3 | $2.5M | +3.0% | #165 of 387 |
| 8Sherman-Denison, TX | 55 | 90 | 16.3 | $1.9M | +12.8% | #166 of 387 |
| 9Midland, TX | 49 | 154 | 22.1 | $1.3M | +9.8% | #205 of 387 |
| 10Laredo, TX | 48 | 137 | 16.8 | $1.8M | +5.2% | #214 of 387 |
Other business types in the Killeen-Temple metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area?
The Killeen-Temple metro area has 222 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 181 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 141 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 11.9% from 2019. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $513.6M a year, or $2,890 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 222 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 177,681 households in the Killeen-Temple metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Killeen-Temple metro area has 12.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.3M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Killeen-Temple metro area would have about 215, against 222 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,260 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Killeen-Temple metro area at 511,497 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,681 households. The median household income in the Killeen-Temple metro area is $69,923 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.6% 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. The Killeen-Temple metro area scores 62 for gas stations (upper middle), #116 of 387 scored metro areas.
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