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Gas stations in Cabell County, WV
How Cabell County, WV 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 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,079 of 2,358 scored counties
#27 of 40 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 70
- 63 chain locations (90%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- −4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $95.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,435 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.8
- 63% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,183
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Cabell County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #2,079 of 2,358 scored counties and #27 of 40 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 70 gas stations in Cabell County. Chain locations make up 90% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 17.8 for every 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,435 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Cabell County spend about $95.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 70 gas stations, that is $1.4M per station, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Cabell County was 44 in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 894 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Cabell County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cabell 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.
| Measure | Cabell County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.8 | 14.7 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 894 | 829 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.3% | −5.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,435 | $2,725 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $55,832 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 44−4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 450
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7063 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Cabell 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 Cabell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 91,183−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 39,318
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 281 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 330
- Median household income
- $55,832+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,798
- Median home value
- $164,400
- Jobs located here
- 51,698
- Daytime population
- 106,949Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 93 | 7 | 3.1 | $11M | +9.2% | #8 of 2,358 |
| 2Berkeley County, WV | 92 | 34 | 6.7 | $4.7M | +13.7% | #13 of 2,358 |
| 3Hampshire County, WV | 82 | 7 | 8.1 | $3.9M | +4.4% | #111 of 2,358 |
| 4Mineral County, WV | 74 | 5 | 4.5 | $6.6M | −0.4% | #276 of 2,358 |
| 5Monongalia County, WV | 62 | 34 | 7.6 | $3.4M | +2.0% | #644 of 2,358 |
| 6Marshall County, WV | 54 | 11 | 8.8 | $3M | −4.4% | #979 of 2,358 |
| 7Taylor County, WV | 49 | 9 | 13.6 | $2.1M | −2.4% | #1,214 of 2,358 |
| 8Upshur County, WV | 46 | 12 | 12.6 | $2.2M | −0.3% | #1,348 of 2,358 |
| 9Hardy County, WV | 46 | 9 | 15.1 | $2M | +0.7% | #1,353 of 2,358 |
| 10Wood County, WV | 43 | 43 | 12.0 | $2.2M | −2.1% | #1,462 of 2,358 |
| 27Cabell County, WV | 26 | 70 | 17.8 | $1.4M | −3.2% | #2,079 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Cabell County
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 Cabell County, WV?
Cabell County has 70 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 63 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Cabell County, WV spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $95.7M a year, or $2,435 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,318 households in Cabell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cabell County, WV compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Cabell County has 17.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.4M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Cabell County would have about 40, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 894 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Cabell County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Cabell County at 91,183 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,318 households. The median household income in Cabell County is $55,832 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% 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. Cabell County scores 26 for gas stations (lower middle), #2,079 of 2,358 scored counties.
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