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Gas stations in Shelby County, TX

The gas stations in Shelby County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,406 of 2,358 scored counties
#91 of 161 scored counties in Texas

Listings
16
16 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$27.1M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,889 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.1
57% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,286
+1.0% 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

Households in Shelby County spend about $27.1M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,889 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each station on map listings, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Shelby County has 16 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 17.1 per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Shelby County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 851 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Shelby County.

Population estimates show Shelby County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Shelby County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,406 of 2,358 scored counties and #91 of 161 scored counties in Texas.

How Shelby 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 Shelby County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureShelby CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.114.510.9
Spending per listing$1.7M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment8511,0301,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,889$2,897$2,595
Median household income$49,776$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4558

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 11
Employees, 2023
103
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1616 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
24,286+1.0% since 2020
Households
9,366
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
796 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$49,776+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,187
Median home value
$101,500
Jobs located here
8,915
Daytime population
24,049Residents 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 Shelby 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
91Shelby County, TX451617.1$1.7M+1.0%#1,406 of 2,358

Other business types in Shelby County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Shelby County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 gas stations in Shelby County. 16 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $27.1M a year, or $2,889 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,366 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Shelby County has 17.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.7M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Shelby County would have about 11, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 851 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Shelby County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Shelby County at 24,286 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,366 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $49,776, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.1%, 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. Shelby County scores 45 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,406 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Shelby County. It maps the gas stations on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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