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Gas stations in Orange County, TX

How Orange 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,940 of 2,358 scored counties
#135 of 161 scored counties in Texas

Listings
90
79 chain locations (88%)
Official establishments
47
−4.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$94.1M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,900 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.7
2.5 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
86,266
+1.8% 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

For gas stations, Orange County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,940 of 2,358 scored counties and #135 of 161 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Orange County comes to about $94.1M a year: $2,900 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 90 gas stations, that is $1M per station, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 90 gas stations on map listings in Orange County as of September 2026. 79 of them (88%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 27.7 for every 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Orange County in 2023, down 4.1% from 2019. That is one for every 690 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Orange County. Population estimates show Orange County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Orange 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 Orange County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureOrange CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.714.510.9
Spending per listing$1M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6901,0301,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.1%−6.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,900$2,897$2,595
Median household income$72,104$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3158

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
49 → 47−4.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
267
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9079 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
86,266+1.8% since 2020
Households
32,437
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
334 sq. mi.
People per square mile
256
Median household income
$72,104+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,821
Median home value
$173,400
Jobs located here
21,842
Daytime population
69,740Residents 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 Orange 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
135Orange County, TX319027.7$1M+1.8%#1,940 of 2,358

Other business types in Orange County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Orange County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 90 gas stations in Orange County. 79 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 4.1% from 2019. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $94.1M a year, or $2,900 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 90 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,437 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Orange County has 27.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Orange County would have about 39, against 90 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 690 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Orange County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Orange County at 86,266 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,437 households. Median household income in Orange County is $72,104, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Orange County scores 31 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,940 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Orange County

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