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Gas stations in Buchanan County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Buchanan County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,058 of 2,358 scored counties
#64 of 112 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 9
- 7 chain locations (78%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.4M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,968 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,492
- −8.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 gas stations in Buchanan County. 7 of them (78%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 12.0 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Buchanan County comes to about $22.4M a year: $2,968 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each station on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Buchanan County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 941 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Buchanan County declined 8.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gas stations, Buchanan County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #1,058 of 2,358 scored counties and #64 of 112 scored counties in Virginia.
How Buchanan County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Buchanan County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 941 | 1,195 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −8.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,968 | $3,000 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $42,886 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 71
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 97 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 Buchanan 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 Buchanan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,492−8.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,530
- Median age
- 48.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 503 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $42,886+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $56,349
- Median home value
- $94,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,997
- Daytime population
- 18,665Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stafford County, VA | 97 | 28 | 5.4 | $6.7M | +8.3% | #2 of 2,358 |
| 2Fluvanna County, VA | 94 | 6 | 5.8 | $6.8M | +6.2% | #5 of 2,358 |
| 3Spotsylvania County, VA | 92 | 52 | 9.9 | $3.6M | +10.5% | #17 of 2,358 |
| 4Loudoun County, VA | 91 | 99 | 6.9 | $4.6M | +6.4% | #18 of 2,358 |
| 5Prince William County, VA | 90 | 100 | 6.4 | $5.2M | +4.2% | #24 of 2,358 |
| 6Rockingham County, VA | 89 | 33 | 10.1 | $3.5M | +6.6% | #36 of 2,358 |
| 7Chesterfield County, VA | 89 | 135 | 9.6 | $3.4M | +8.7% | #37 of 2,358 |
| 8Floyd County, VA | 85 | 5 | 7.5 | $4.6M | +2.1% | #69 of 2,358 |
| 9Culpeper County, VA | 85 | 19 | 10.0 | $3.5M | +9.3% | #73 of 2,358 |
| 10James City County, VA | 85 | 33 | 10.3 | $3M | +6.2% | #76 of 2,358 |
| 64Buchanan County, VA | 52 | 9 | 12.0 | $2.5M | −8.7% | #1,058 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Buchanan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Buchanan County, VA?
Buchanan County has 9 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Buchanan County, VA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $22.4M a year, or $2,968 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,530 households in Buchanan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buchanan County, VA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Buchanan County has 12.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.5M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 941 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Buchanan County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Buchanan County at 18,492 people in 2025, down 8.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,530 households. The median household income in Buchanan County is $42,886 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.2% 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. Buchanan County scores 52 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,058 of 2,358 scored counties.
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