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Gas stations in Van Zandt County, TX

How Van Zandt 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,014 of 2,358 scored counties
#62 of 161 scored counties in Texas

Listings
71
61 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
24
−22.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$74M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,264 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.3
2.9 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,130
+10.7% 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 71 gas stations in Van Zandt County. Chain locations make up 86% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 31.3 for every 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in Van Zandt County spend about $74M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,264 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per station, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in Van Zandt County classed as gasoline stations, down 22.6% from 2019. That is one for every 945 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $7.5M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Van Zandt County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Van Zandt County grew 10.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Van Zandt County is 54 (upper middle), #1,014 of 2,358 scored counties and #62 of 161 scored counties in Texas.

How Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureVan Zandt CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.314.510.9
Spending per listing$1M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment9451,0301,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−22.6%−6.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,264$2,897$2,595
Median household income$69,475$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5458

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31 → 24−22.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
322
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7161 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$7.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
66,130+10.7% since 2020
Households
22,682
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
843 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$69,475+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,380
Median home value
$222,100
Jobs located here
12,630
Daytime population
54,002Residents 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 Van Zandt 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
62Van Zandt County, TX547131.3$1M+10.7%#1,014 of 2,358

Other business types in Van Zandt County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Van Zandt County, TX?

There are 71 gas stations on map listings in Van Zandt County as of September 2026. 61 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 22.6% from 2019. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $74M a year, or $3,264 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,682 households in Van Zandt County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Van Zandt County has 31.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Van Zandt County would have about 31, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 945 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Van Zandt County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Van Zandt County at 66,130 people in 2025, up 10.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,682 households. The median household income in Van Zandt County is $69,475 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. Van Zandt County scores 54 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,014 of 2,358 scored counties.

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