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Gas stations in Benton County, WA
How Benton County, WA 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 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #195 of 2,358 scored counties
#6 of 34 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 75
- 67 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- +7.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $225.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,890 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 221,722
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
Benton County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #195 of 2,358 scored counties and #6 of 34 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gas stations.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 75 gas stations in Benton County. 67 of them (89%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 9.6 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,890 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Benton County spend about $225.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $3M per station, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Benton County was 57 in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,369 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $15M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Benton County. Population estimates show Benton County grew 6.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Benton County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Benton County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 9.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,369 | 1,697 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.6% | −3.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,890 | $2,729 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $89,874 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 57+7.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 572
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7567 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 95The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $15M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Benton 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 Benton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 221,722+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 78,046
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,700 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 125
- Median household income
- $89,874+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,863
- Median home value
- $407,800
- Jobs located here
- 96,177
- Daytime population
- 214,376Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Douglas County, WA | 93 | 9 | 5.7 | $5.7M | +8.0% | #9 of 2,358 |
| 2Clark County, WA | 82 | 154 | 7.9 | $3.7M | +5.3% | #112 of 2,358 |
| 3Snohomish County, WA | 81 | 270 | 8.5 | $3.4M | +4.9% | #132 of 2,358 |
| 4Mason County, WA | 81 | 34 | 13.1 | $2.5M | +7.8% | #141 of 2,358 |
| 5Stevens County, WA | 80 | 27 | 13.9 | $2.4M | +6.6% | #158 of 2,358 |
| 6Benton County, WA | 78 | 75 | 9.6 | $3M | +6.9% | #195 of 2,358 |
| 7Pierce County, WA | 76 | 320 | 9.1 | $3.2M | +2.5% | #234 of 2,358 |
| 8Kitsap County, WA | 76 | 107 | 9.9 | $3M | +2.7% | #236 of 2,358 |
| 9Island County, WA | 74 | 21 | 5.8 | $5.1M | −1.5% | #278 of 2,358 |
| 10Skagit County, WA | 74 | 60 | 11.5 | $2.7M | +2.4% | #299 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Benton 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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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Benton County, WA?
There are 75 gas stations on map listings in Benton County as of September 2026. 67 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Benton County, WA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $225.5M a year, or $2,890 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,046 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Benton County, WA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Benton County has 9.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Benton County would have about 95, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,369 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Benton County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Benton County at 221,722 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,046 households. The median household income in Benton County is $89,874 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Benton County scores 78 for gas stations (high), #195 of 2,358 scored counties.
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