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Gas stations in Live Oak County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Live Oak County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,198 of 2,358 scored counties
#148 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 18
- 17 chain locations (94%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,758 a household
- Spending per listing
- $668K
- 72% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.3
- 3.8 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,929
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, Live Oak County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #2,198 of 2,358 scored counties and #148 of 161 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $2,758 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Live Oak County spend about $12M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $668K per station, 72% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Live Oak County has 18 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (94%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 41.3 per 10,000 households, 3.8 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Live Oak County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 335 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Live Oak County grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Live Oak 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 | Live Oak County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.3 | 14.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $668K | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 335 | 1,030 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,758 | $2,897 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $57,150 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 251
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1817 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Live Oak 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 Live Oak County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,929+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,358
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,040 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $57,150+6.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,578
- Median home value
- $159,200
- Jobs located here
- 3,120
- Daytime population
- 10,839Residents 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 |
| 148Live Oak County, TX | 22 | 18 | 41.3 | $668K | +5.1% | #2,198 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Live Oak 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 Live Oak County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 gas stations in Live Oak County. 17 of them (94%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Live Oak County, TX spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $12M a year, or $2,758 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $668K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,358 households in Live Oak County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Live Oak County, TX compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Live Oak County has 41.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3.8 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $668K, 72% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Live Oak County would have about 5, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 335 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Live Oak County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Live Oak County at 11,929 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,358 households. Median household income in Live Oak County is $57,150, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 6.1%, 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. Live Oak County scores 22 for gas stations (low), #2,198 of 2,358 scored counties.
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