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Gas stations in James City County, VA
How James City 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 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #76 of 2,358 scored counties
#10 of 112 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 33
- 30 chain locations (91%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $99.3M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,106 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,326
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gas stations in James City County is 85 (high), #76 of 2,358 scored counties and #10 of 112 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gas stations.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in James City County comes to about $99.3M a year: $3,106 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. Spread across 33 gas stations, that is $3M per station, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 33 gas stations on map listings in James City County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 91% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.3, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in James City County in 2023. That is one for every 2,133 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show James City County grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How James City 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 | James City County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,133 | 1,195 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,106 | $3,000 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $109,985 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 111
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3330 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The 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 James City 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 James City County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,326+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 31,990
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 142 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 569
- Median household income
- $109,985+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $135,336
- Median home value
- $447,200
- Jobs located here
- 27,780
- Daytime population
- 77,881Residents 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 |
Other business types in James City 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 James City County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 gas stations in James City County. 30 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in James City County, VA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $99.3M a year, or $3,106 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,990 households in James City County and national spending patterns by income.
How does James City County, VA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
James City County has 10.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, James City County would have about 42, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,133 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is James City County, VA growing?
Population estimates put James City County at 83,326 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,990 households. Median household income in James City County is $109,985, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. James City County scores 85 for gas stations (high), #76 of 2,358 scored counties.
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