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Gas stations in Williamson County, TX
How Williamson 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 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #137 of 2,358 scored counties
#9 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 261
- 224 chain locations (86%)
- Official establishments
- 191
- +6.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $746M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,956 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 752,827
- +22.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Williamson County is 81 (high), #137 of 2,358 scored counties and #9 of 161 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gas stations.
At $2,956 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Williamson County spend about $746M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $2.9M per station, 20% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Williamson County has 261 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 224 are chain locations, or 86%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 10.3 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 191 businesses with payroll in Williamson County classed as gasoline stations, up 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,321 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $5M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Williamson County. Population estimates put the population change in Williamson County from 2020 to 2025 at +22.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Williamson 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 | Williamson County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 14.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,321 | 1,030 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.1% | −6.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +22.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,956 | $2,897 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $111,340 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 180 → 191+6.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,763
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $45.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 261224 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 313The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Williamson 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 Williamson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 752,827+22.3% since 2020
- Households
- 252,323
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,116 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 603
- Median household income
- $111,340+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $140,407
- Median home value
- $447,000
- Jobs located here
- 238,920
- Daytime population
- 563,844Residents 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 |
Other business types in Williamson 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 Williamson County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 261 gas stations in Williamson County. 224 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 191 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 6.1% from 2019. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Williamson County, TX spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $746M a year, or $2,956 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 261 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 252,323 households in Williamson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Williamson County, TX compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Williamson County has 10.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.9M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Williamson County would have about 313, against 261 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,321 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Williamson County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Williamson County at 752,827 people in 2025, up 22.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 252,323 households. Median household income in Williamson County is $111,340, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Williamson County scores 81 for gas stations (high), #137 of 2,358 scored counties.
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