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Gas stations in Taylor County, TX

How Taylor 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,604 of 2,358 scored counties
#110 of 161 scored counties in Texas

Listings
112
104 chain locations (93%)
Official establishments
83
+5.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$157.5M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,868 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.4
87% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
150,077
+4.6% 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 112 gas stations in Taylor County. 104 of them (93%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 20.4 per 10,000 households, 87% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Taylor County comes to about $157.5M a year: $2,868 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 112 gas stations, that is $1.4M per station, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 83 businesses with payroll in Taylor County classed as gasoline stations, up 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 662 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $984K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Taylor County.

Population estimates show Taylor County grew 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Taylor County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,604 of 2,358 scored counties and #110 of 161 scored counties in Texas.

How Taylor 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 Taylor County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureTaylor CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.414.510.9
Spending per listing$1.4M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6621,0301,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.1%−6.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,868$2,897$2,595
Median household income$67,139$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4058

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
79 → 83+5.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
715
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
112104 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
66The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$984K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
150,077+4.6% since 2020
Households
54,934
Median age
35.1
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
916 sq. mi.
People per square mile
159
Median household income
$67,139+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,419
Median home value
$198,600
Jobs located here
64,893
Daytime population
148,613Residents 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 Taylor 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
110Taylor County, TX4011220.4$1.4M+4.6%#1,604 of 2,358

Other business types in Taylor County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Taylor County, TX?

There are 112 gas stations on map listings in Taylor County as of September 2026. 104 of them (93%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 5.1% from 2019. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $157.5M a year, or $2,868 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 112 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,934 households in Taylor County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Taylor County has 20.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 87% 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, Taylor County would have about 66, against 112 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 662 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Taylor County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Taylor County at 150,077 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,934 households. The median household income in Taylor County is $67,139 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. Taylor County scores 40 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,604 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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