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Gas stations in the Victoria, TX metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in the Victoria, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #289 of 387 scored metro areas
#17 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 63
- 57 chain locations (90%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- −37.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $108.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,873 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.7
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,864
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,873 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in the Victoria metro area spend about $108.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $1.7M per station, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The Victoria metro area has 63 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 90% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 16.7 for every 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Victoria metro area in 2023, down 37.3% from 2019. That is one for every 966 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $7.9M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Victoria metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Victoria metro area grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Victoria metro area scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #289 of 387 scored metro areas and #17 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.
How the Victoria metro area 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 | Victoria metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.7 | 14.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 966 | 1,030 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −37.3% | −6.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,873 | $2,897 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $70,236 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39−37.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 497
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6357 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $7.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Victoria metro area, 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 the Victoria metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,864+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 37,666
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,734 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $70,236+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,592
- Median home value
- $208,800
- Jobs located here
- 35,654
- Daytime population
- 91,392Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for gas stations, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Victoria metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 75 | 3,082 | 10.7 | $2.8M | +10.6% | #36 of 387 |
| 2McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 71 | 277 | 10.3 | $2.8M | +5.6% | #62 of 387 |
| 3Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 69 | 1,085 | 11.0 | $2.6M | +14.0% | #73 of 387 |
| 4San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 68 | 1,076 | 11.1 | $2.6M | +9.5% | #81 of 387 |
| 5El Paso, TX | 65 | 275 | 9.2 | $3.2M | +1.3% | #99 of 387 |
| 6Killeen-Temple, TX | 62 | 222 | 12.5 | $2.3M | +7.2% | #116 of 387 |
| 7Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 55 | 156 | 11.3 | $2.5M | +3.0% | #165 of 387 |
| 8Sherman-Denison, TX | 55 | 90 | 16.3 | $1.9M | +12.8% | #166 of 387 |
| 9Midland, TX | 49 | 154 | 22.1 | $1.3M | +9.8% | #205 of 387 |
| 10Laredo, TX | 48 | 137 | 16.8 | $1.8M | +5.2% | #214 of 387 |
| 17Victoria, TX | 36 | 63 | 16.7 | $1.7M | +1.6% | #289 of 387 |
Other business types in the Victoria metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in the Victoria, TX metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 gas stations in the Victoria metro area. 57 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 37.3% from 2019. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Victoria, TX metro area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $108.2M a year, or $2,873 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,666 households in the Victoria metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Victoria, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Victoria metro area has 16.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.7M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Victoria metro area would have about 45, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 966 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 37.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Victoria, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Victoria metro area at 99,864 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,666 households. Median household income in the Victoria metro area is $70,236, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.9%, 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. The Victoria metro area scores 36 for gas stations (lower middle), #289 of 387 scored metro areas.
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