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Gas stations in Craig County, VA

How Craig County, VA 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
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.1M
On gasoline and other fuels · $4,086 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.3
59% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,800
−1.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 gas stations in Craig County. That comes to 17.3 for every 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in Craig County spend about $7.1M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $4,086 per household, 57% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each station on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Craig County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Craig County declined 1.6%, 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 Craig 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.

Gas stations in Craig County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureCraig CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.311.110.9
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,1951,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−8.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$4,086$3,000$2,595
Median household income$69,057$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored68

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Craig 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 Craig County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,800−1.6% since 2020
Households
1,735
Median age
47.3
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
328 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$69,057
Average household income
$90,344
Median home value
$189,000
Jobs located here
703
Daytime population
3,586Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for gas stations, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Craig County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Stafford County, VA97285.4$6.7M+8.3%#2 of 2,358
2Fluvanna County, VA9465.8$6.8M+6.2%#5 of 2,358
3Spotsylvania County, VA92529.9$3.6M+10.5%#17 of 2,358
4Loudoun County, VA91996.9$4.6M+6.4%#18 of 2,358
5Prince William County, VA901006.4$5.2M+4.2%#24 of 2,358
6Rockingham County, VA893310.1$3.5M+6.6%#36 of 2,358
7Chesterfield County, VA891359.6$3.4M+8.7%#37 of 2,358
8Floyd County, VA8557.5$4.6M+2.1%#69 of 2,358
9Culpeper County, VA851910.0$3.5M+9.3%#73 of 2,358
10James City County, VA853310.3$3M+6.2%#76 of 2,358
Craig County, VANot scored317.3$2.4M−1.6%

Other business types in Craig 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 Craig County, VA?

Craig County has 3 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count gas stations. No official count is published for gasoline stations in Craig County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Craig County, VA spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $7.1M a year, or $4,086 per household. That is 57% above the U.S. average (an index of 157, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,735 households in Craig County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Craig County, VA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Craig County has 17.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending.

How fast is Craig County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Craig County at 4,800 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,735 households. The median household income in Craig County is $69,057 a year, 14% 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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