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Gas stations in Columbia County, WI
How Columbia County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,362 of 2,358 scored counties
#41 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 40
- 36 chain locations (90%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $74.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,069 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.6
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,132
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 gas stations in Columbia County. 36 of them (90%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 16.6 per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Columbia County comes to about $74.1M a year: $3,069 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per station, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Columbia County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 732 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Columbia County.
Population estimates put the population change in Columbia County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Columbia County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,362 of 2,358 scored counties and #41 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Columbia 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 | Columbia County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.6 | 11.3 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 732 | 979 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −0.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,069 | $2,672 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $85,351 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 330.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 562
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4036 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,132−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,158
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 766 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $85,351+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,726
- Median home value
- $283,200
- Jobs located here
- 21,803
- Daytime population
- 48,504Residents 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 |
| 41Columbia County, WI | 46 | 40 | 16.6 | $1.9M | −0.7% | #1,362 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 Columbia County, WI?
There are 40 gas stations on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. 36 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Columbia County, WI spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $74.1M a year, or $3,069 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,158 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, WI compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Columbia County has 16.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.9M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Columbia County would have about 31, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 732 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 58,132 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,158 households. The median household income in Columbia County is $85,351 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Columbia County scores 46 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,362 of 2,358 scored counties.
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