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Gas stations in Middlesex County, VA
The gas stations in Middlesex County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 4 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.3M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,425 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 71% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,841
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 gas stations in Middlesex County. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.4, 23% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Middlesex County comes to about $16.3M a year: $3,425 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each station on map listings, 71% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Middlesex County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 597 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Middlesex County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 gas stations on map listings, Middlesex County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Middlesex 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 | Middlesex County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 597 | 1,195 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,425 | $3,000 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $75,060 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 44 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Middlesex 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 Middlesex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,841+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 4,772
- Median age
- 53.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 130 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 83
- Median household income
- $75,060+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,353
- Median home value
- $352,200
- Jobs located here
- 3,164
- Daytime population
- 8,640Residents 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 |
| Middlesex County, VA | Not scored | 4 | 8.4 | $4.1M | +2.2% |
Other business types in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County, VA?
There are 4 gas stations on map listings in Middlesex County as of September 2026. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Middlesex County, VA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $16.3M a year, or $3,425 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,772 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Middlesex County, VA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Middlesex County has 8.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $4.1M, 71% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 7, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 597 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Middlesex County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Middlesex County at 10,841 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,772 households. The median household income in Middlesex County is $75,060 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Middlesex County has no market score for gas stations: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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