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Gas stations in Prince Edward County, VA

How Prince Edward 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,810 of 2,358 scored counties
#89 of 112 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
25
20 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$24M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,145 a household
Spending per listing
$961K
60% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.7
3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,391
+2.3% 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

The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Prince Edward County is 35 (lower middle), #1,810 of 2,358 scored counties and #89 of 112 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Prince Edward County comes to about $24M a year: $3,145 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. Spread across 25 gas stations, that is $961K per station, 60% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 25 gas stations on map listings in Prince Edward County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 80% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 32.7 for every 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Prince Edward County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 637 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show Prince Edward County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePrince Edward CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.711.110.9
Spending per listing$961K$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6371,1951,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−8.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,145$3,000$2,595
Median household income$56,315$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score3568

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 12
Employees, 2023
81
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2520 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,391+2.3% since 2020
Households
7,641
Median age
34.4
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
350 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$56,315+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,641
Median home value
$216,600
Jobs located here
8,275
Daytime population
21,661Residents 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 Prince Edward 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
89Prince Edward County, VA352532.7$961K+2.3%#1,810 of 2,358

Other business types in Prince Edward County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Prince Edward County, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 25 gas stations in Prince Edward County. 20 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $24M a year, or $3,145 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $961K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,641 households in Prince Edward County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Prince Edward County has 32.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $961K, 60% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Prince Edward County would have about 10, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 637 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Prince Edward County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Prince Edward County at 22,391 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,641 households. Median household income in Prince Edward County is $56,315, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Prince Edward County scores 35 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,810 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 Prince Edward County

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