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Gas stations in Nicholas County, WV
The gas stations in Nicholas County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,114 of 2,358 scored counties
#29 of 40 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 21
- 16 chain locations (76%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,854 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.2
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,848
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Nicholas County scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #2,114 of 2,358 scored counties and #29 of 40 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Nicholas County spend about $27M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,854 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each station on map listings, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 21 gas stations on map listings in Nicholas County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 76% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.2, twice the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Nicholas County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 676 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nicholas County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Nicholas 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 | Nicholas County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.2 | 14.7 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 676 | 829 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,854 | $2,725 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $54,639 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 209
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2116 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Nicholas 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 Nicholas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,848−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 9,466
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 647 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $54,639+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,713
- Median home value
- $121,600
- Jobs located here
- 6,859
- Daytime population
- 22,538Residents 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 |
| 29Nicholas County, WV | 25 | 21 | 22.2 | $1.3M | −2.9% | #2,114 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Nicholas County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Nicholas County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 gas stations in Nicholas County. 16 of them (76%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Nicholas County, WV spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $27M a year, or $2,854 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,466 households in Nicholas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nicholas County, WV compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Nicholas County has 22.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.3M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Nicholas County would have about 11, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 676 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Nicholas County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Nicholas County at 23,848 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,466 households. Median household income in Nicholas County is $54,639, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.3%, 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. Nicholas County scores 25 for gas stations (lower middle), #2,114 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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