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Gas stations in Wharton County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Wharton County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,765 of 2,358 scored counties
#125 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 40
- 27 chain locations (68%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- −16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,093 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.2
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,060
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 gas stations in Wharton County. Of those, 27 are chain locations, or 68%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.2, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Wharton County spend about $49.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,093 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per station, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Wharton County was 25 in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 636 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Wharton County.
Population estimates put the population change in Wharton County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Wharton County is 36 (lower middle), #1,765 of 2,358 scored counties and #125 of 161 scored counties in Texas.
How Wharton 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 | Wharton County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.2 | 14.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 636 | 1,030 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.7% | −6.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,093 | $2,897 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $66,924 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 25−16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 471
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4027 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $3.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Wharton 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 Wharton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,060+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 15,890
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,086 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $66,924+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,050
- Median home value
- $189,900
- Jobs located here
- 15,145
- Daytime population
- 34,718Residents 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 |
| 125Wharton County, TX | 36 | 40 | 25.2 | $1.2M | +1.2% | #1,765 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Wharton County
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
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Wharton County, TX?
There are 40 gas stations on map listings in Wharton County as of September 2026. 27 of them (68%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Wharton County, TX spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $49.2M a year, or $3,093 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,890 households in Wharton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wharton County, TX compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Wharton County has 25.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.2M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Wharton County would have about 21, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 636 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Wharton County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Wharton County at 42,060 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,890 households. The median household income in Wharton County is $66,924 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.5% 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. Wharton County scores 36 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,765 of 2,358 scored counties.
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