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Gas stations in Highland County, VA
The gas stations in Highland County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 5
- 4 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.4M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,435 a household
- Spending per listing
- $689K
- 71% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.9
- 4.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,318
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Highland County spend about $3.4M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,435 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. That works out to $689K per station, 71% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 5 gas stations on map listings in Highland County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 80%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 49.9 per 10,000 households, 4.6 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for gasoline stations in Highland County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Highland County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Highland 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 | Highland County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.9 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $689K | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,195 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,435 | $3,000 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $65,625 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 68 |
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
- 54 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Highland 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 Highland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,318+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 1,003
- Median age
- 56.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 89%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 415 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $65,625
- Average household income
- $76,499
- Median home value
- $200,000
- Jobs located here
- 585
- Daytime population
- 2,028Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Highland County?
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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 |
| Highland County, VA | Not scored | 5 | 49.9 | $689K | +3.4% |
Other business types in Highland County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Highland County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 gas stations in Highland County. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. No official count is published for gasoline stations in Highland County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Highland County, VA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $3.4M a year, or $3,435 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $689K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,003 households in Highland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Highland County, VA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Highland County has 49.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 4.6 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $689K, 71% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Highland County would have about 1, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Highland County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Highland County at 2,318 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,003 households. Median household income in Highland County is $65,625, 19% 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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