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Gas stations in McLennan County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in McLennan County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,045 of 2,358 scored counties
#64 of 161 scored counties in Texas

Listings
169
136 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
105
−11.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$282.1M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,898 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.4
60% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
272,020
+4.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in McLennan County comes to about $282.1M a year: $2,898 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each station on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

McLennan County has 169 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 136 of them (80%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 17.4 for every 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 105 businesses with payroll in McLennan County classed as gasoline stations, down 11.0% from 2019. That is one for every 927 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $13.4M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in McLennan County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McLennan County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in McLennan County is 53 (upper middle), #1,045 of 2,358 scored counties and #64 of 161 scored counties in Texas.

How McLennan 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.

Gas stations in McLennan County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureMcLennan CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.414.510.9
Spending per listing$1.7M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment9271,0301,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.0%−6.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,898$2,897$2,595
Median household income$66,643$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5358

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
118 → 105−11.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,030
Annual payroll, 2023
$26.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
169136 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
118The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
10
Amount
$13.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in McLennan 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 McLennan County

Population, 2025 estimate
272,020+4.2% since 2020
Households
97,338
Median age
36.1
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,037 sq. mi.
People per square mile
257
Median household income
$66,643+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,018
Median home value
$243,600
Jobs located here
122,796
Daytime population
268,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for gas stations, numbered among those based in Texas, with McLennan County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Denton County, TX902737.6$4.1M+16.9%#27 of 2,358
2Rockwall County, TX904210.2$3.4M+28.9%#29 of 2,358
3Comal County, TX907410.4$3.1M+27.9%#30 of 2,358
4Collin County, TX882917.0$4.3M+20.6%#48 of 2,358
5Wilson County, TX862413.2$2.8M+12.2%#67 of 2,358
6Bandera County, TX851213.0$2.5M+9.0%#81 of 2,358
7Hays County, TX8312612.6$2.4M+24.8%#103 of 2,358
8Randall County, TX81478.3$3.6M+7.9%#131 of 2,358
9Williamson County, TX8126110.3$2.9M+22.3%#137 of 2,358
10Guadalupe County, TX818412.8$2.5M+15.8%#140 of 2,358
64McLennan County, TX5316917.4$1.7M+4.2%#1,045 of 2,358

Other business types in McLennan County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in McLennan County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 169 gas stations in McLennan County. 136 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 105 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 11.0% from 2019. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in McLennan County, TX spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $282.1M a year, or $2,898 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 169 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 97,338 households in McLennan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does McLennan County, TX compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

McLennan County has 17.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.7M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, McLennan County would have about 118, against 169 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 927 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is McLennan County, TX growing?

Population estimates put McLennan County at 272,020 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 97,338 households. Median household income in McLennan County is $66,643, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.9%, 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. McLennan County scores 53 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,045 of 2,358 scored counties.

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