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Gas stations in Matagorda County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Matagorda County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,091 of 2,358 scored counties
#144 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 36
- 32 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,786 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.3
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,463
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Matagorda County is 26 (lower middle), #2,091 of 2,358 scored counties and #144 of 161 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Matagorda County comes to about $43M a year: $2,786 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each station on map listings, 50% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 36 gas stations on map listings in Matagorda County as of September 2026. 32 of them (89%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 23.3 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Matagorda County in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 643 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Matagorda County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Matagorda 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 | Matagorda County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.3 | 14.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 643 | 1,030 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.1% | −6.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,786 | $2,897 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $58,628 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 24+9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 170
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3632 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Matagorda 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 Matagorda County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,463+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 15,439
- Median age
- 37.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,093 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $58,628+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,037
- Median home value
- $172,900
- Jobs located here
- 10,447
- Daytime population
- 29,261Residents 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 |
| 144Matagorda County, TX | 26 | 36 | 23.3 | $1.2M | +0.5% | #2,091 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Matagorda County
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 Matagorda County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 36 gas stations in Matagorda County. 32 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Matagorda County, TX spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $43M a year, or $2,786 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,439 households in Matagorda County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Matagorda County, TX compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Matagorda County has 23.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.2M, 50% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Matagorda County would have about 18, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 643 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Matagorda County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Matagorda County at 36,463 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,439 households. Median household income in Matagorda County is $58,628, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Matagorda County scores 26 for gas stations (lower middle), #2,091 of 2,358 scored counties.
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