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Gas stations in King William County, VA
How King William 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #467 of 2,358 scored counties
#39 of 112 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 12
- 9 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,701 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.3
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,617
- +9.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in King William County spend about $27.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,701 per household, 43% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per station, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
King William County has 12 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 75%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.3, 50% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in King William County in 2023. That is one for every 668 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates show King William County grew 9.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in King William County is 68 (upper middle), #467 of 2,358 scored counties and #39 of 112 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How King William 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 | King William County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.3 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 668 | 1,195 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,701 | $3,000 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $86,056 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 70
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 129 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 King William 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 King William County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,617+9.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,352
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 89%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 274 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $86,056+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,161
- Median home value
- $315,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,369
- Daytime population
- 12,012Residents 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 |
| 39King William County, VA | 68 | 12 | 16.3 | $2.3M | +9.5% | #467 of 2,358 |
Other business types in King William 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 King William County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 gas stations in King William County. 9 of them (75%) 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 King William County, VA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $27.2M a year, or $3,701 per household. That is 43% above the U.S. average (an index of 143, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,352 households in King William County and national spending patterns by income.
How does King William County, VA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
King William County has 16.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.3M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, King William County would have about 11, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 668 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is King William County, VA growing?
Population estimates put King William County at 19,617 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,352 households. Median household income in King William County is $86,056, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. King William County scores 68 for gas stations (upper middle), #467 of 2,358 scored counties.
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