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Gas stations in San Patricio County, TX
How San Patricio 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,639 of 2,358 scored counties
#114 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 50
- 46 chain locations (92%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- −21.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,782 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.7
- 81% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,053
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 gas stations in San Patricio County. 46 of them (92%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.7, 81% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in San Patricio County spend about $70.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,782 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each station on map listings, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in San Patricio County classed as gasoline stations, down 21.7% from 2019. That is one for every 704 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in San Patricio County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, San Patricio County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,639 of 2,358 scored counties and #114 of 161 scored counties in Texas.
How San Patricio 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 | San Patricio County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.7 | 14.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 704 | 1,030 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −21.7% | −6.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,782 | $2,897 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $69,704 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 36−21.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 284
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5046 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 San Patricio 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 San Patricio County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,053+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 25,334
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 693 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $69,704+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,173
- Median home value
- $192,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,429
- Daytime population
- 62,367Residents 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 |
| 114San Patricio County, TX | 39 | 50 | 19.7 | $1.4M | +4.7% | #1,639 of 2,358 |
Other business types in San Patricio County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in San Patricio County, TX?
There are 50 gas stations on map listings in San Patricio County as of September 2026. 46 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 21.7% from 2019.
How much do households in San Patricio County, TX spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $70.5M a year, or $2,782 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,334 households in San Patricio County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Patricio County, TX compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
San Patricio County has 19.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.4M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, San Patricio County would have about 30, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 704 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 21.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is San Patricio County, TX growing?
Population estimates put San Patricio County at 72,053 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,334 households. The median household income in San Patricio County is $69,704 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.3% 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. San Patricio County scores 39 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,639 of 2,358 scored counties.
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