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Gas stations in Milam County, TX
How Milam County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #411 of 2,358 scored counties
#26 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 14
- 13 chain locations (93%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,167 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.8
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,258
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 gas stations in Milam County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 93%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 13.8 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Milam County comes to about $32.1M a year: $3,167 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each station on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Milam County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 923 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.7M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Milam County.
Population estimates show Milam County grew 6.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Milam County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #411 of 2,358 scored counties and #26 of 161 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Milam 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 | Milam County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.8 | 14.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 923 | 1,030 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,167 | $2,897 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $66,141 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 113
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1413 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $3.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Milam 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 Milam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,258+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,152
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,016 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $66,141+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,925
- Median home value
- $189,800
- Jobs located here
- 5,807
- Daytime population
- 19,537Residents 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 |
| 26Milam County, TX | 70 | 14 | 13.8 | $2.3M | +6.0% | #411 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Milam 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 Milam County, TX?
Milam County has 14 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (93%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Milam County, TX spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $32.1M a year, or $3,167 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,152 households in Milam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Milam County, TX compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Milam County has 13.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 923 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Milam County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Milam County at 26,258 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,152 households. The median household income in Milam County is $66,141 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.1% 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. Milam County scores 70 for gas stations (upper middle), #411 of 2,358 scored counties.
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