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Gas stations in Dane County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Dane County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #316 of 2,358 scored counties
#4 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 161
- 144 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 161
- −4.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $608M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,417 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 58% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 590,375
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 161 gas stations in Dane County. Of those, 144 are chain locations, or 89%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.4, 41% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,417 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Dane County spend about $608M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 161 gas stations, that is $3.8M per station, 58% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 161 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Dane County in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,562 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Dane County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Dane County is 73 (upper middle), #316 of 2,358 scored counties and #4 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dane 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 | Dane County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 11.3 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,562 | 979 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.2% | −0.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,417 | $2,672 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $89,975 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 168 → 161−4.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,774
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $80.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161144 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 255The 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 Dane 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 Dane County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 590,375+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 251,529
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,197 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 479
- Median household income
- $89,975+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,712
- Median home value
- $394,800
- Jobs located here
- 369,475
- Daytime population
- 644,560Residents 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 |
Other business types in Dane 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 Dane County, WI?
There are 161 gas stations on map listings in Dane County as of September 2026. 144 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 161 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dane County, WI spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $608M a year, or $2,417 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 161 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 251,529 households in Dane County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dane County, WI compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Dane County has 6.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.8M, 58% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Dane County would have about 255, against 161 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,562 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Dane County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Dane County at 590,375 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 251,529 households. The median household income in Dane County is $89,975 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.8% 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. Dane County scores 73 for gas stations (upper middle), #316 of 2,358 scored counties.
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