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Gas stations in Chesterfield County, VA
How Chesterfield County, VA 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 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #37 of 2,358 scored counties
#7 of 112 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 135
- 121 chain locations (90%)
- Official establishments
- 90
- −22.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $456.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,259 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 397,148
- +8.7% since 2020
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What this means
Chesterfield County scores 89 (high) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #37 of 2,358 scored counties and #7 of 112 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gas stations.
As of September 2026, map listings count 135 gas stations in Chesterfield County. 121 of them (90%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 9.6 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $3,259 per household (26% above the U.S. average), households in Chesterfield County spend about $456.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 135 gas stations, that is $3.4M per station, 42% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Chesterfield County was 90 in 2023, down 22.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,557 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $200K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Chesterfield County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chesterfield County grew 8.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chesterfield 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 | Chesterfield County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,557 | 1,195 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −22.4% | −8.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,259 | $3,000 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $101,931 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 116 → 90−22.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,307
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 135121 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 192The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $200K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 397,148+8.7% since 2020
- Households
- 140,155
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 892
- Median household income
- $101,931+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,631
- Median home value
- $366,000
- Jobs located here
- 149,426
- Daytime population
- 346,516Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for gas stations, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Chesterfield County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County, VA?
Chesterfield County has 135 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 121 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 22.4% from 2019. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chesterfield County, VA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $456.7M a year, or $3,259 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 135 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 140,155 households in Chesterfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesterfield County, VA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Chesterfield County has 9.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.4M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Chesterfield County would have about 192, against 135 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,557 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Chesterfield County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Chesterfield County at 397,148 people in 2025, up 8.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,155 households. The median household income in Chesterfield County is $101,931 a year, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.4% 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. Chesterfield County scores 89 for gas stations (high), #37 of 2,358 scored counties.
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