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Gas stations in Radford city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Radford city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #577 of 2,358 scored counties
#44 of 112 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 9
- 9 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,027 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.2
- 49% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,243
- +7.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Radford city spend about $16.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,027 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per station, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Radford city has 9 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 16.2 per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Radford city classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 1,108 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Radford city grew 7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Radford city is 65 (upper middle), #577 of 2,358 scored counties and #44 of 112 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Radford city 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 | Radford city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.2 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,108 | 1,195 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,027 | $3,000 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $57,348 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $675K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 99 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 Radford city, 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 Radford city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,243+7.0% since 2020
- Households
- 5,540
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 42%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 10 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,729
- Median household income
- $57,348+58.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,233
- Median home value
- $220,700
- Jobs located here
- 6,462
- Daytime population
- 17,121Residents 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 |
| 44Radford city, VA | 65 | 9 | 16.2 | $1.9M | +7.0% | #577 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Radford city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Radford city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 gas stations in Radford city. 9 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Radford city, VA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $16.8M a year, or $3,027 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,540 households in Radford city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Radford city, VA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Radford city has 16.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.9M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Radford city would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,108 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Radford city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Radford city at 17,243 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,540 households. Median household income in Radford city is $57,348, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 58.0%, 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. Radford city scores 65 for gas stations (upper middle), #577 of 2,358 scored counties.
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