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Gas stations in Shenandoah County, VA
The gas stations in Shenandoah County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #803 of 2,358 scored counties
#51 of 112 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 32
- 26 chain locations (81%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- −13.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $61M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,394 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.8
- 63% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,839
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 gas stations in Shenandoah County. Chain locations make up 81% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.8, 63% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $3,394 per household (31% above the U.S. average), households in Shenandoah County spend about $61M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each station on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 25 businesses with payroll in Shenandoah County classed as gasoline stations, down 13.8% from 2019. That is one for every 718 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Shenandoah County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Shenandoah County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #803 of 2,358 scored counties and #51 of 112 scored counties in Virginia.
How Shenandoah 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 | Shenandoah County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.8 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 718 | 1,195 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.8% | −8.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,394 | $3,000 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $67,191 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 25−13.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 421
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3226 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,839+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,962
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $67,191+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,485
- Median home value
- $294,900
- Jobs located here
- 13,347
- Daytime population
- 38,170Residents 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 |
| 51Shenandoah County, VA | 59 | 32 | 17.8 | $1.9M | +3.6% | #803 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Shenandoah County
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 Shenandoah County, VA?
Shenandoah County has 32 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (81%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 13.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Shenandoah County, VA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $61M a year, or $3,394 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,962 households in Shenandoah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shenandoah County, VA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Shenandoah County has 17.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.9M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Shenandoah County would have about 26, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 718 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Shenandoah County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Shenandoah County at 45,839 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,962 households. The median household income in Shenandoah County is $67,191 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Shenandoah County scores 59 for gas stations (upper middle), #803 of 2,358 scored counties.
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