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Gas stations in Klickitat County, WA

The gas stations in Klickitat County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #539 of 2,358 scored counties
#20 of 34 scored counties in Washington

Listings
16
12 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$30.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,126 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.2
49% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,331
+6.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Klickitat County comes to about $30.9M a year: $3,126 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. Spread across 16 gas stations, that is $1.9M per station, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 16 gas stations on map listings in Klickitat County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 75% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 16.2 for every 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Klickitat County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 987 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Klickitat County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Klickitat County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #539 of 2,358 scored counties and #20 of 34 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Klickitat 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.

Gas stations in Klickitat County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureKlickitat CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.29.510.9
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment9871,6971,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.9%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,126$2,729$2,595
Median household income$71,042$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6674

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 10
Employees, 2023
96
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
13The 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 Klickitat 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 Klickitat County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,331+6.6% since 2020
Households
9,872
Median age
46.7
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,872 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$71,042+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,802
Median home value
$425,300
Jobs located here
7,282
Daytime population
21,778Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Washington

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The highest-scoring counties in Washington for gas stations, numbered among those based in Washington, with Klickitat County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Douglas County, WA9395.7$5.7M+8.0%#9 of 2,358
2Clark County, WA821547.9$3.7M+5.3%#112 of 2,358
3Snohomish County, WA812708.5$3.4M+4.9%#132 of 2,358
4Mason County, WA813413.1$2.5M+7.8%#141 of 2,358
5Stevens County, WA802713.9$2.4M+6.6%#158 of 2,358
6Benton County, WA78759.6$3M+6.9%#195 of 2,358
7Pierce County, WA763209.1$3.2M+2.5%#234 of 2,358
8Kitsap County, WA761079.9$3M+2.7%#236 of 2,358
9Island County, WA74215.8$5.1M−1.5%#278 of 2,358
10Skagit County, WA746011.5$2.7M+2.4%#299 of 2,358
20Klickitat County, WA661616.2$1.9M+6.6%#539 of 2,358

Other business types in Klickitat County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Klickitat County, WA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 gas stations in Klickitat County. 12 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Klickitat County, WA spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $30.9M a year, or $3,126 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,872 households in Klickitat County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Klickitat County, WA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Klickitat County has 16.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.9M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Klickitat County would have about 13, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 987 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Klickitat County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Klickitat County at 24,331 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,872 households. Median household income in Klickitat County is $71,042, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Klickitat County scores 66 for gas stations (upper middle), #539 of 2,358 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Klickitat County

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