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Gas stations in Fredericksburg city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Fredericksburg city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #846 of 2,358 scored counties
#52 of 112 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 15
- 14 chain locations (93%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,567 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,393
- +8.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 gas stations in Fredericksburg city. 14 of them (93%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.8, 17% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,567 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Fredericksburg city spend about $30.1M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 15 gas stations, that is $2M per station, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Fredericksburg city was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,065 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Fredericksburg city from 2020 to 2025 at +8.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Fredericksburg city scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #846 of 2,358 scored counties and #52 of 112 scored counties in Virginia.
How Fredericksburg 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 | Fredericksburg city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,065 | 1,195 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,567 | $3,000 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $86,071 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 181
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1514 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Fredericksburg 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 Fredericksburg city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,393+8.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,720
- Median age
- 33.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 40%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 11 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,762
- Median household income
- $86,071+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,520
- Median home value
- $483,700
- Jobs located here
- 24,298
- Daytime population
- 40,915Residents 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 Fredericksburg city 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 |
| 52Fredericksburg city, VA | 58 | 15 | 12.8 | $2M | +8.6% | #846 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Fredericksburg city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gas stations are in Fredericksburg city, VA?
There are 15 gas stations on map listings in Fredericksburg city as of September 2026. 14 of them (93%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Fredericksburg city, VA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $30.1M a year, or $2,567 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,720 households in Fredericksburg city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fredericksburg city, VA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Fredericksburg city has 12.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Fredericksburg city would have about 13, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,065 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Fredericksburg city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Fredericksburg city at 30,393 people in 2025, up 8.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,720 households. The median household income in Fredericksburg city is $86,071 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.1% 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. Fredericksburg city scores 58 for gas stations (upper middle), #846 of 2,358 scored counties.
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