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Gas stations in Harrisonburg city, VA
The gas stations in Harrisonburg city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #984 of 2,358 scored counties
#62 of 112 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 21
- 20 chain locations (95%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −4.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $52.3M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,011 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.1
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,839
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,011 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Harrisonburg city spend about $52.3M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each station on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Harrisonburg city has 21 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 95% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 12.1 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Harrisonburg city was 21 in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 827 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Harrisonburg city declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Harrisonburg city scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #984 of 2,358 scored counties and #62 of 112 scored counties in Virginia.
How Harrisonburg 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 | Harrisonburg city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.1 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 827 | 1,195 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.5% | −8.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,011 | $3,000 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $62,254 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 21−4.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 298
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Harrisonburg 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 Harrisonburg city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,839−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 17,360
- Median age
- 31.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 39%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 17 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,964
- Median household income
- $62,254+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,014
- Median home value
- $299,100
- Jobs located here
- 34,193
- Daytime population
- 64,079Residents 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 |
| 62Harrisonburg city, VA | 54 | 21 | 12.1 | $2.5M | −1.7% | #984 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Harrisonburg 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 Harrisonburg city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 gas stations in Harrisonburg city. 20 of them (95%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Harrisonburg city, VA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $52.3M a year, or $3,011 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,360 households in Harrisonburg city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harrisonburg city, VA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Harrisonburg city has 12.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.5M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Harrisonburg city would have about 22, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 827 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Harrisonburg city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Harrisonburg city at 50,839 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,360 households. Median household income in Harrisonburg city is $62,254, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.4%, 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. Harrisonburg city scores 54 for gas stations (upper middle), #984 of 2,358 scored counties.
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