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Gas stations in the Ellensburg, WA area
The gas stations in the Ellensburg, WA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #102 of 536 scored small-town markets
#6 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 33
- 24 chain locations (73%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $60.3M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,017 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.5
- 51% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,803
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in the Ellensburg area comes to about $60.3M a year: $3,017 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 33 gas stations, that is $1.8M per station, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 33 gas stations on map listings in the Ellensburg area as of September 2026. 24 of them (73%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 16.5 for every 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in the Ellensburg area classed as gasoline stations, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 833 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Ellensburg area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Ellensburg area grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in the Ellensburg area is 67 (upper middle), #102 of 536 scored small-town markets and #6 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Ellensburg area 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 | Ellensburg area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.5 | 9.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 833 | 1,697 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | −3.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,017 | $2,729 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $73,804 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 299
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3324 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Ellensburg area, 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 the Ellensburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,803+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,993
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,297 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $73,804+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,663
- Median home value
- $497,400
- Jobs located here
- 18,312
- Daytime population
- 44,464Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Washington for gas stations, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Ellensburg area marked.
Top small-town markets in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shelton, WA | 92 | 34 | 13.1 | $2.5M | +7.8% | #3 of 536 |
| 2Port Townsend, WA | 80 | 15 | 9.2 | $3M | +2.7% | #28 of 536 |
| 3Oak Harbor, WA | 78 | 21 | 5.8 | $5.1M | −1.5% | #33 of 536 |
| 4Pullman, WA | 69 | 18 | 9.6 | $2.6M | +1.5% | #80 of 536 |
| 5Port Angeles, WA | 67 | 44 | 12.6 | $2.2M | +1.1% | #100 of 536 |
| 6Ellensburg, WA | 67 | 33 | 16.5 | $1.8M | +4.2% | #102 of 536 |
| 7Aberdeen, WA | 64 | 45 | 14.7 | $2M | +3.0% | #122 of 536 |
| 8Centralia, WA | 64 | 78 | 23.7 | $1.3M | +6.7% | #127 of 536 |
| 9Moses Lake, WA | 56 | 83 | 23.4 | $1.3M | +6.3% | #212 of 536 |
| 10Othello, WA | 43 | 16 | 25.4 | $1.3M | +4.3% | #347 of 536 |
Other business types in the Ellensburg area
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 the Ellensburg, WA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 gas stations in the Ellensburg area. 24 of them (73%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Ellensburg, WA area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $60.3M a year, or $3,017 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,993 households in the Ellensburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ellensburg, WA area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Ellensburg area has 16.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.8M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Ellensburg area would have about 25, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 833 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Ellensburg, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Ellensburg area at 48,803 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,993 households. Median household income in the Ellensburg area is $73,804, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Ellensburg area scores 67 for gas stations (upper middle), #102 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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