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Gas stations in Wetzel County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Wetzel County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,016 of 2,358 scored counties
#23 of 40 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 11
- 9 chain locations (82%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,731 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.0
- 65% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,734
- −4.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Wetzel County is 28 (lower middle), #2,016 of 2,358 scored counties and #23 of 40 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 gas stations in Wetzel County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 82%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.0, 65% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Wetzel County comes to about $16.7M a year: $2,731 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each station on map listings, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Wetzel County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 764 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Wetzel County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Wetzel 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 | Wetzel County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.0 | 14.7 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 764 | 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 | $2,731 | $2,725 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $56,836 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 78
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 119 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Wetzel 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 Wetzel County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,734−4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 6,113
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 358 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $56,836+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,103
- Median home value
- $107,900
- Jobs located here
- 3,984
- Daytime population
- 12,900Residents 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 |
| 23Wetzel County, WV | 28 | 11 | 18.0 | $1.5M | −4.6% | #2,016 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Wetzel County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Wetzel County, WV?
Wetzel County has 11 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Wetzel County, WV spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $16.7M a year, or $2,731 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,113 households in Wetzel County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wetzel County, WV compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Wetzel County has 18.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.5M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Wetzel County would have about 7, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 764 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Wetzel County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Wetzel County at 13,734 people in 2025, down 4.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,113 households. The median household income in Wetzel County is $56,836 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Wetzel County scores 28 for gas stations (lower middle), #2,016 of 2,358 scored counties.
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