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Gas stations in Willacy County, TX
The gas stations in Willacy County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 4 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,835 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 69% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,971
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 gas stations in Willacy County. That comes to 7.0 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Willacy County spend about $16.1M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,835 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4M per station, 69% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Willacy County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 711 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Willacy County declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 gas stations on map listings, Willacy County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Willacy 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 | Willacy County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 14.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 711 | 1,030 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,835 | $2,897 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $54,180 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 44 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Willacy 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 Willacy County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,971−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 5,691
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 591 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $54,180+52.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,310
- Median home value
- $73,600
- Jobs located here
- 3,193
- Daytime population
- 16,399Residents 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 |
| Willacy County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 7.0 | $4M | −0.8% |
Other business types in Willacy 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
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Willacy County, TX?
There are 4 gas stations on map listings in Willacy County as of September 2026. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Willacy County, TX spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $16.1M a year, or $2,835 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,691 households in Willacy County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Willacy County, TX compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Willacy County has 7.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $4M, 69% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Willacy County would have about 7, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 711 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Willacy County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Willacy County at 19,971 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,691 households. The median household income in Willacy County is $54,180 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 52.5% 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. Willacy County has no market score for gas stations: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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