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Gas stations in Brooke County, WV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,735 of 2,358 scored counties
#17 of 40 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
11
9 chain locations (82%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$22.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,364 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.4
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,142
−6.0% 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

Households in Brooke County spend about $22.9M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,364 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 gas stations, that is $2.1M per station, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 11 gas stations on map listings in Brooke County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 82% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 11.4 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Brooke County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 880 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Brooke County declined 6.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Brooke County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,735 of 2,358 scored counties and #17 of 40 scored counties in West Virginia.

How Brooke County compares

The same measures for West 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.

Gas stations in Brooke County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBrooke CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.414.710.9
Spending per listing$2.1M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment8808291,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.8%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.0%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,364$2,725$2,595
Median household income$54,316$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score3621

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 11
Employees, 2023
105
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
119 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Brooke 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 Brooke County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,142−6.0% since 2020
Households
9,675
Median age
46.4
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
89 sq. mi.
People per square mile
245
Median household income
$54,316+5.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,922
Median home value
$141,500
Jobs located here
7,914
Daytime population
19,521Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for gas stations, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Brooke County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, WV9373.1$11M+9.2%#8 of 2,358
2Berkeley County, WV92346.7$4.7M+13.7%#13 of 2,358
3Hampshire County, WV8278.1$3.9M+4.4%#111 of 2,358
4Mineral County, WV7454.5$6.6M−0.4%#276 of 2,358
5Monongalia County, WV62347.6$3.4M+2.0%#644 of 2,358
6Marshall County, WV54118.8$3M−4.4%#979 of 2,358
7Taylor County, WV49913.6$2.1M−2.4%#1,214 of 2,358
8Upshur County, WV461212.6$2.2M−0.3%#1,348 of 2,358
9Hardy County, WV46915.1$2M+0.7%#1,353 of 2,358
10Wood County, WV434312.0$2.2M−2.1%#1,462 of 2,358
17Brooke County, WV361111.4$2.1M−6.0%#1,735 of 2,358

Other business types in Brooke County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Brooke County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 gas stations in Brooke County. 9 of them (82%) 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 Brooke County, WV spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $22.9M a year, or $2,364 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,675 households in Brooke County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Brooke County, WV compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Brooke County has 11.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Brooke County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 880 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Brooke County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Brooke County at 21,142 people in 2025, down 6.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,675 households. Median household income in Brooke County is $54,316, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 5.5%, 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. Brooke County scores 36 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,735 of 2,358 scored counties.

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

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