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Gas stations in Sussex County, VA
The gas stations in Sussex County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,196 of 2,358 scored counties
#107 of 112 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 16
- 12 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,158 a household
- Spending per listing
- $747K
- 69% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.3
- 3.9 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,755
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, Sussex County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #2,196 of 2,358 scored counties and #107 of 112 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Sussex County spend about $12M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,158 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That is about $747K of household spending for each station on map listings, 69% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 16 gas stations on map listings in Sussex County as of September 2026. 12 of them (75%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 42.3 per 10,000 households, 3.9 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Sussex County in 2023. That is one for every 344 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Sussex County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Sussex 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 | Sussex County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.3 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $747K | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 344 | 1,195 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,158 | $3,000 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $63,530 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 95
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1612 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Sussex 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 Sussex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,755−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 3,785
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 490 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $63,530+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,506
- Median home value
- $183,800
- Jobs located here
- 3,265
- Daytime population
- 9,408Residents 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 |
| 107Sussex County, VA | 22 | 16 | 42.3 | $747K | −0.4% | #2,196 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Sussex 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 Sussex County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 gas stations in Sussex County. 12 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Sussex County, VA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $12M a year, or $3,158 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $747K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,785 households in Sussex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sussex County, VA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Sussex County has 42.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3.9 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $747K, 69% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Sussex County would have about 5, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 344 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Sussex County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Sussex County at 10,755 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,785 households. Median household income in Sussex County is $63,530, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Sussex County scores 22 for gas stations (low), #2,196 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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