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Gas stations in Chippewa County, WI
The gas stations in Chippewa County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #988 of 2,358 scored counties
#23 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 36
- 33 chain locations (92%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- +2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $81.4M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,998 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,614
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Chippewa County comes to about $81.4M a year: $2,998 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 36 gas stations, that is $2.3M per station, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Chippewa County has 36 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 33 are chain locations, or 92%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 13.3 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Chippewa County was 39 in 2023, up 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 696 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Chippewa County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Chippewa County is 54 (upper middle), #988 of 2,358 scored counties and #23 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Chippewa County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Chippewa County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 11.3 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 696 | 979 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.6% | −0.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,998 | $2,672 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $74,680 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 39+2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 504
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3633 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Chippewa 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 Chippewa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,614+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 27,139
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,008 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $74,680+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,252
- Median home value
- $257,900
- Jobs located here
- 25,936
- Daytime population
- 62,863Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Calumet County, WI | 78 | 12 | 5.6 | $5.3M | +2.9% | #183 of 2,358 |
| 2Ozaukee County, WI | 74 | 27 | 7.0 | $3.9M | +3.0% | #284 of 2,358 |
| 3Portage County, WI | 74 | 23 | 7.7 | $3.7M | +2.2% | #287 of 2,358 |
| 4Dane County, WI | 73 | 161 | 6.4 | $3.8M | +4.9% | #316 of 2,358 |
| 5Waukesha County, WI | 73 | 138 | 8.2 | $3.5M | +2.4% | #319 of 2,358 |
| 6Washington County, WI | 67 | 58 | 10.2 | $2.8M | +1.8% | #483 of 2,358 |
| 7St. Croix County, WI | 67 | 48 | 12.8 | $2.5M | +4.7% | #489 of 2,358 |
| 8La Crosse County, WI | 66 | 24 | 4.7 | $5.5M | +0.3% | #505 of 2,358 |
| 9Shawano County, WI | 65 | 19 | 11.0 | $2.7M | +1.7% | #556 of 2,358 |
| 10Eau Claire County, WI | 64 | 35 | 7.8 | $3.4M | +3.0% | #587 of 2,358 |
| 23Chippewa County, WI | 54 | 36 | 13.3 | $2.3M | +1.9% | #988 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Chippewa 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 Chippewa County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 gas stations in Chippewa County. 33 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 2.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Chippewa County, WI spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $81.4M a year, or $2,998 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,139 households in Chippewa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chippewa County, WI compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Chippewa County has 13.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.3M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Chippewa County would have about 34, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 696 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Chippewa County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Chippewa County at 67,614 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,139 households. Median household income in Chippewa County is $74,680, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Chippewa County scores 54 for gas stations (upper middle), #988 of 2,358 scored counties.
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