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Gas stations in Orange County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Orange County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #223 of 2,358 scored counties
#28 of 112 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
20
18 chain locations (90%)
Official establishments
18
−10.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$52M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,503 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.5
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,083
+10.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For gas stations, Orange County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #223 of 2,358 scored counties and #28 of 112 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gas stations.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 gas stations in Orange County. Chain locations make up 90% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 13.5 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Orange County comes to about $52M a year: $3,503 per household, 35% above the U.S. average. Spread across 20 gas stations, that is $2.6M per station, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Orange County was 18 in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 825 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Orange County grew 10.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Orange 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.

Gas stations in Orange County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureOrange CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.511.110.9
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment8251,1951,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.0%−8.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.1%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,503$3,000$2,595
Median household income$94,008$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score7768

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 18−10.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
208
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2018 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 Orange 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 Orange County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,083+10.1% since 2020
Households
14,856
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
341 sq. mi.
People per square mile
111
Median household income
$94,008+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$115,533
Median home value
$364,200
Jobs located here
9,522
Daytime population
31,111Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for gas stations, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Orange County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Stafford County, VA97285.4$6.7M+8.3%#2 of 2,358
2Fluvanna County, VA9465.8$6.8M+6.2%#5 of 2,358
3Spotsylvania County, VA92529.9$3.6M+10.5%#17 of 2,358
4Loudoun County, VA91996.9$4.6M+6.4%#18 of 2,358
5Prince William County, VA901006.4$5.2M+4.2%#24 of 2,358
6Rockingham County, VA893310.1$3.5M+6.6%#36 of 2,358
7Chesterfield County, VA891359.6$3.4M+8.7%#37 of 2,358
8Floyd County, VA8557.5$4.6M+2.1%#69 of 2,358
9Culpeper County, VA851910.0$3.5M+9.3%#73 of 2,358
10James City County, VA853310.3$3M+6.2%#76 of 2,358
28Orange County, VA772013.5$2.6M+10.1%#223 of 2,358

Other business types in Orange County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Orange County, VA?

There are 20 gas stations on map listings in Orange County as of September 2026. 18 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Orange County, VA spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $52M a year, or $3,503 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,856 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Orange County, VA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Orange County has 13.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.6M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Orange County would have about 22, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 825 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Orange County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Orange County at 40,083 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,856 households. The median household income in Orange County is $94,008 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. Orange County scores 77 for gas stations (high), #223 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Orange County

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