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Gas stations in the Midland, TX metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in the Midland, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #205 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
154
121 chain locations (79%)
Official establishments
59
−4.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$205.5M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,952 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
44% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.1
Twice the U.S.
Population, 2025
193,139
+9.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 154 gas stations in the Midland metro area. 121 of them (79%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 22.1 per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 10.9.

At $2,952 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in the Midland metro area spend about $205.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each station on map listings, 44% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Midland metro area was 59 in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,180 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Midland metro area grew 9.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, the Midland metro area has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #205 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.

How the Midland 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.

Gas stations in Midland, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureMidland metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.114.510.9
Spending per listing$1.3M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,1801,0301,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.8%−6.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,952$2,897$2,595
Median household income$92,952$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4958

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
59−4.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
867
Annual payroll, 2023
$41.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
154121 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
86The 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 the Midland 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 Midland metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
193,139+9.8% since 2020
Households
69,624
Median age
34.0
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,815 sq. mi.
People per square mile
99
Median household income
$92,952+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,045
Median home value
$309,400
Jobs located here
119,441
Daytime population
214,353Residents 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 metro areas in Texas for gas stations, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Midland metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX753,08210.7$2.8M+10.6%#36 of 387
2McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX7127710.3$2.8M+5.6%#62 of 387
3Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX691,08511.0$2.6M+14.0%#73 of 387
4San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX681,07611.1$2.6M+9.5%#81 of 387
5El Paso, TX652759.2$3.2M+1.3%#99 of 387
6Killeen-Temple, TX6222212.5$2.3M+7.2%#116 of 387
7Brownsville-Harlingen, TX5515611.3$2.5M+3.0%#165 of 387
8Sherman-Denison, TX559016.3$1.9M+12.8%#166 of 387
9Midland, TX4915422.1$1.3M+9.8%#205 of 387
10Laredo, TX4813716.8$1.8M+5.2%#214 of 387

Other business types in the Midland metro area

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in the Midland, TX metro area?

The Midland metro area has 154 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 121 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the Midland, TX metro area spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $205.5M a year, or $2,952 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 154 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 69,624 households in the Midland metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Midland, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

The Midland metro area has 22.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.3M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Midland metro area would have about 86, against 154 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,180 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Midland, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Midland metro area at 193,139 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,624 households. The median household income in the Midland metro area is $92,952 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.5% 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 Midland metro area scores 49 for gas stations (lower middle), #205 of 387 scored metro areas.

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