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Gas stations in Mason County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Mason County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,924 of 2,358 scored counties
#21 of 40 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 21
- 17 chain locations (81%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,960 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.6
- 89% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,707
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, Mason County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,924 of 2,358 scored counties and #21 of 40 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 gas stations in Mason County. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 81%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 20.6 for every 10,000 households, 89% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Mason County spend about $30.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,960 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per station, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Mason County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 681 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $805K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Mason County. Population estimates show Mason County declined 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Mason 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 | Mason County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.6 | 14.7 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 681 | 829 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,960 | $2,725 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $49,761 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 140
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2117 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
- 1
- Amount
- $805K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Mason 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 Mason County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,707−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,211
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 58
- Median household income
- $49,761+8.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,616
- Median home value
- $120,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,376
- Daytime population
- 21,537Residents 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 |
| 21Mason County, WV | 31 | 21 | 20.6 | $1.4M | −2.7% | #1,924 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Mason County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
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Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Mason County, WV?
There are 21 gas stations on map listings in Mason County as of September 2026. 17 of them (81%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Mason County, WV spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $30.2M a year, or $2,960 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,211 households in Mason County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mason County, WV compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Mason County has 20.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 89% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.4M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Mason County would have about 13, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 681 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Mason County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Mason County at 24,707 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,211 households. The median household income in Mason County is $49,761 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 8.0% 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. Mason County scores 31 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,924 of 2,358 scored counties.
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