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Gas stations in Skamania County, WA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Skamania County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #601 of 2,358 scored counties
#21 of 34 scored counties in Washington

Listings
8
4 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,376 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.9
46% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,669
+5.2% 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

At $3,376 per household (30% above the U.S. average), households in Skamania County spend about $16.9M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each station on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Skamania County has 8 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.9, 46% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Skamania County in 2023. That is one for every 717 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Skamania County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Skamania County is 64 (upper middle), #601 of 2,358 scored counties and #21 of 34 scored counties in Washington.

How Skamania 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 Skamania County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSkamania CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.99.510.9
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment7171,6971,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.9%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.2%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,376$2,729$2,595
Median household income$93,265$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6474

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
50
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
84 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Skamania 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 Skamania County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,669+5.2% since 2020
Households
5,019
Median age
49.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
1,658 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$93,265+43.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,147
Median home value
$529,500
Jobs located here
2,184
Daytime population
8,513Residents 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 Skamania 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
21Skamania County, WA64815.9$2.1M+5.2%#601 of 2,358

Other business types in Skamania County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Skamania County, WA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 gas stations in Skamania County. 4 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $16.9M a year, or $3,376 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,019 households in Skamania County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Skamania County has 15.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.1M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Skamania County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 717 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Skamania County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Skamania County at 12,669 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,019 households. Median household income in Skamania County is $93,265, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.1%, 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. Skamania County scores 64 for gas stations (upper middle), #601 of 2,358 scored counties.

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