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Gas stations in Franklin County, VA
How Franklin 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #368 of 2,358 scored counties
#35 of 112 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 27
- 20 chain locations (74%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $79.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,471 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 55,526
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 gas stations in Franklin County. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 74%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 11.7 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $3,471 per household (34% above the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $79.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $3M of household spending for each station on map listings, 24% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as gasoline stations, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 821 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Franklin County is 71 (upper middle), #368 of 2,358 scored counties and #35 of 112 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 821 | 1,195 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.4% | −8.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,471 | $3,000 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $68,849 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 28−3.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 264
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2720 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 55,526+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 22,999
- Median age
- 47.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 691 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $68,849+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,658
- Median home value
- $240,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,404
- Daytime population
- 47,925Residents 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 |
| 35Franklin County, VA | 71 | 27 | 11.7 | $3M | +1.9% | #368 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 Franklin County, VA?
Franklin County has 27 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (74%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Franklin County, VA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $79.8M a year, or $3,471 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,999 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, VA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Franklin County has 11.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Franklin County would have about 34, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 821 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 55,526 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,999 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $68,849 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Franklin County scores 71 for gas stations (upper middle), #368 of 2,358 scored counties.
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