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Gas stations in Montgomery County, TX

How Montgomery 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #502 of 2,358 scored counties
#28 of 161 scored counties in Texas

Listings
426
380 chain locations (89%)
Official establishments
241
+6.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$764.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,090 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.2
58% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
781,194
+24.9% 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 426 gas stations in Montgomery County. Chain locations make up 89% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.2, 58% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in Montgomery County spend about $764.9M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,090 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each station on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 241 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as gasoline stations, up 6.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,027 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $31.4M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Montgomery County.

Population estimates show Montgomery County grew 24.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Montgomery County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #502 of 2,358 scored counties and #28 of 161 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.214.510.9
Spending per listing$1.8M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,0271,0301,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.6%−6.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+24.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,090$2,897$2,595
Median household income$97,701$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6758

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
226 → 241+6.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,585
Annual payroll, 2023
$42.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
426380 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
321The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
12
Amount
$31.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
781,194+24.9% since 2020
Households
247,541
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,042 sq. mi.
People per square mile
657
Median household income
$97,701+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$135,795
Median home value
$346,200
Jobs located here
236,728
Daytime population
606,290Residents 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 Montgomery 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
28Montgomery County, TX6742617.2$1.8M+24.9%#502 of 2,358

Other business types in Montgomery County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Montgomery County, TX?

Montgomery County has 426 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 380 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 241 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 6.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $764.9M a year, or $3,090 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 426 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 247,541 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 17.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.8M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 321, against 426 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,027 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 781,194 people in 2025, up 24.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 247,541 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $97,701 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Montgomery County scores 67 for gas stations (upper middle), #502 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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