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Gas stations in Ritchie County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Ritchie County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 10
- 6 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.9M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,909 a household
- Spending per listing
- $986K
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.5
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 8,034
- −4.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,909 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Ritchie County spend about $9.9M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $986K of household spending for each station on map listings, 59% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 10 gas stations on map listings in Ritchie County as of September 2026. 6 of them (60%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 29.5 for every 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Ritchie County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 678 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Ritchie County declined 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Ritchie 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 | Ritchie County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.5 | 14.7 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $986K | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 678 | 829 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,909 | $2,725 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $50,582 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 106 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Ritchie 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 Ritchie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 8,034−4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 3,389
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 452 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $50,582
- Average household income
- $67,031
- Median home value
- $115,900
- Jobs located here
- 2,714
- Daytime population
- 7,791Residents 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 |
| Ritchie County, WV | Not scored | 10 | 29.5 | $986K | −4.6% |
Other business types in Ritchie County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Questions
How many gas stations are in Ritchie County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 gas stations in Ritchie County. 6 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Ritchie County, WV spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $9.9M a year, or $2,909 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $986K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,389 households in Ritchie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ritchie County, WV compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Ritchie County has 29.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $986K, 59% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Ritchie County would have about 4, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 678 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Ritchie County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Ritchie County at 8,034 people in 2025, down 4.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,389 households. Median household income in Ritchie County is $50,582, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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