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Gas stations in Nolan County, TX
How Nolan 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 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,334 of 2,358 scored counties
#161 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 14
- 12 chain locations (86%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.6M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,647 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.8
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,117
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, Nolan County has a Groundwork market score of 10 (low): #2,334 of 2,358 scored counties and #161 of 161 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 gas stations in Nolan County. Chain locations make up 86% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 23.8 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,647 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Nolan County spend about $15.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $1.1M per station, 53% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Nolan County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 453 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show Nolan County declined 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Nolan 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 | Nolan County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.8 | 14.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 453 | 1,030 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,647 | $2,897 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $50,747 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 255
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1412 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Nolan 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 Nolan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,117−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,886
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 912 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $50,747+11.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,510
- Median home value
- $96,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,992
- Daytime population
- 13,606Residents 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 |
| 161Nolan County, TX | 10 | 14 | 23.8 | $1.1M | −4.1% | #2,334 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Nolan 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 Nolan County, TX?
Nolan County has 14 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Nolan County, TX spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $15.6M a year, or $2,647 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,886 households in Nolan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nolan County, TX compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Nolan County has 23.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.1M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Nolan County would have about 7, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 453 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Nolan County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Nolan County at 14,117 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,886 households. The median household income in Nolan County is $50,747 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 11.4% 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. Nolan County scores 10 for gas stations (low), #2,334 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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