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Gas stations in Fairfax city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Fairfax city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #632 of 2,358 scored counties
#45 of 112 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 14
- 14 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,898 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.3
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,772
- +10.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Fairfax city comes to about $26.5M a year: $2,898 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 14 gas stations, that is $1.9M per station, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 14 gas stations on map listings in Fairfax city as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 15.3 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Fairfax city classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 1,017 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Fairfax city from 2020 to 2025 at +10.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Fairfax city scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #632 of 2,358 scored counties and #45 of 112 scored counties in Virginia.
How Fairfax city 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 | Fairfax city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.3 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,017 | 1,195 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,898 | $3,000 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $132,348 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1414 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Fairfax city, 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 Fairfax city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,772+10.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,155
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 6 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,010
- Median household income
- $132,348+13.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $178,337
- Median home value
- $722,600
- Jobs located here
- 24,910
- Daytime population
- 37,398Residents 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 |
| 45Fairfax city, VA | 63 | 14 | 15.3 | $1.9M | +10.8% | #632 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Fairfax city
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 Fairfax city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 gas stations in Fairfax city. 14 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Fairfax city, VA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $26.5M a year, or $2,898 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,155 households in Fairfax city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fairfax city, VA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Fairfax city has 15.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Fairfax city would have about 11, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,017 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Fairfax city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Fairfax city at 26,772 people in 2025, up 10.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,155 households. Median household income in Fairfax city is $132,348, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.1%, 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. Fairfax city scores 63 for gas stations (upper middle), #632 of 2,358 scored counties.
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