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Gas stations in Young County, TX

The gas stations in Young County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,311 of 2,358 scored counties
#80 of 161 scored counties in Texas

Listings
11
8 chain locations (73%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$22M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,874 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.4
32% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,154
+1.7% 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

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Young County comes to about $22M a year: $2,874 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each station on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Young County has 11 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 73% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 14.4 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Young County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 695 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Young County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Young County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,311 of 2,358 scored counties and #80 of 161 scored counties in Texas.

How Young 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 Young County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureYoung CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.414.510.9
Spending per listing$2M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6951,0301,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,874$2,897$2,595
Median household income$68,010$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4758

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 11
Employees, 2023
84
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
118 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Young 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 Young County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,154+1.7% since 2020
Households
7,643
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
915 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$68,010+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,767
Median home value
$175,800
Jobs located here
6,560
Daytime population
16,034Residents 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 Young 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
80Young County, TX471114.4$2M+1.7%#1,311 of 2,358

Other business types in Young County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Young County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 gas stations in Young County. 8 of them (73%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $22M a year, or $2,874 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,643 households in Young County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Young County has 14.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Young County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 695 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Young County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Young County at 18,154 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,643 households. Median household income in Young County is $68,010, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Young County scores 47 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,311 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Young County

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