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Gas stations in Runnels County, TX

How Runnels County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
14
12 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.3M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,963 a household
Spending per listing
$806K
66% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
36.8
3.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,693
−2.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 gas stations in Runnels County. Chain locations make up 86% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 36.8 per 10,000 households, 3.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Runnels County comes to about $11.3M a year: $2,963 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $806K per station, 66% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Runnels County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 293 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Runnels County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Runnels 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 Runnels County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureRunnels CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households36.814.510.9
Spending per listing$806K$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2931,0301,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,963$2,897$2,595
Median household income$62,632$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored58

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 13
Employees, 2023
125
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1412 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Runnels 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 Runnels County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,693−2.2% since 2020
Households
3,809
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,051 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$62,632
Average household income
$79,077
Median home value
$109,300
Jobs located here
2,914
Daytime population
8,303Residents 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 Runnels 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
Runnels County, TXNot scored1436.8$806K−2.2%

Other business types in Runnels County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Runnels County, TX?

There are 14 gas stations on map listings in Runnels County 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 Runnels County, TX spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $11.3M a year, or $2,963 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $806K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,809 households in Runnels County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Runnels County has 36.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $806K, 66% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Runnels County would have about 5, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 293 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Runnels County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Runnels County at 9,693 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,809 households. The median household income in Runnels County is $62,632 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Runnels County

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