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Gas stations in Zavala County, TX

How Zavala County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
7
4 chain locations (57%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,730 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.4
96% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,037
−6.5% 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 Zavala County comes to about $8.9M a year: $2,730 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per station, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Zavala County has 7 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 57%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 21.4 per 10,000 households, 96% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Zavala County in 2023. That is one for every 467 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Zavala County declined 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Zavala 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 Zavala County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureZavala CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.414.510.9
Spending per listing$1.3M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4671,0301,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,730$2,897$2,595
Median household income$36,749$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored58

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
82
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
74 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Zavala 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 Zavala County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,037−6.5% since 2020
Households
3,271
Median age
32.7
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,297 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$36,749
Average household income
$50,963
Median home value
$98,800
Jobs located here
2,488
Daytime population
7,833Residents 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 Zavala 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
Zavala County, TXNot scored721.4$1.3M−6.5%

Other business types in Zavala County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Zavala County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 gas stations in Zavala County. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $8.9M a year, or $2,730 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,271 households in Zavala County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Zavala County has 21.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 96% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.3M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Zavala County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 467 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Zavala County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Zavala County at 9,037 people in 2025, down 6.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,271 households. Median household income in Zavala County is $36,749, 54% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Zavala County

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