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Gas stations in Salt Lake County, UT
The gas stations in Salt Lake County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #209 of 2,358 scored counties
#10 of 21 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 300
- 250 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 236
- +7.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,806 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 67% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,220,916
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Salt Lake County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #209 of 2,358 scored counties and #10 of 21 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gas stations.
As of September 2026, map listings count 300 gas stations in Salt Lake County. 250 of them (83%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 7.0 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,806 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Salt Lake County spend about $1.2B a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $4M per station, 67% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 236 businesses with payroll in Salt Lake County classed as gasoline stations, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,806 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $9.8M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Salt Lake County. Population estimates put the population change in Salt Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Salt Lake County compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Salt Lake County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 10.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $2.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,806 | 1,384 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.3% | +5.7% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,806 | $3,068 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $97,494 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 85 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 220 → 236+7.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,452
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $83.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 300250 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 502The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $9.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,220,916+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 426,245
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,590
- Median household income
- $97,494+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,987
- Median home value
- $525,700
- Jobs located here
- 775,993
- Daytime population
- 1,357,402Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wasatch County, UT | 95 | 9 | 7.0 | $4.8M | +9.9% | #4 of 2,358 |
| 2Cache County, UT | 94 | 27 | 6.1 | $5.3M | +8.5% | #7 of 2,358 |
| 3Utah County, UT | 93 | 179 | 8.8 | $3.7M | +14.5% | #11 of 2,358 |
| 4Davis County, UT | 89 | 79 | 6.8 | $4.7M | +4.8% | #32 of 2,358 |
| 5Tooele County, UT | 89 | 27 | 11.3 | $3.2M | +19.2% | #40 of 2,358 |
| 6Morgan County, UT | 85 | 6 | 15.9 | $2.6M | +8.1% | #80 of 2,358 |
| 7Weber County, UT | 84 | 75 | 8.0 | $3.9M | +5.8% | #85 of 2,358 |
| 8Washington County, UT | 79 | 86 | 12.3 | $2.5M | +17.4% | #179 of 2,358 |
| 9Uintah County, UT | 78 | 15 | 12.4 | $2.5M | +7.3% | #202 of 2,358 |
| 10Salt Lake County, UT | 77 | 300 | 7.0 | $4M | +2.9% | #209 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County, UT?
Salt Lake County has 300 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 250 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 236 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Salt Lake County, UT spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $1.2B a year, or $2,806 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 300 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 426,245 households in Salt Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salt Lake County, UT compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Salt Lake County has 7.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $4M, 67% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Salt Lake County would have about 502, against 300 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,806 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Salt Lake County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Salt Lake County at 1,220,916 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 426,245 households. The median household income in Salt Lake County is $97,494 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Salt Lake County scores 77 for gas stations (high), #209 of 2,358 scored counties.
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