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Gas stations in Door County, WI

The gas stations in Door County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,065 of 2,358 scored counties
#62 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
38
27 chain locations (71%)
Official establishments
27
+3.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$43.2M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,884 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
52% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.4
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,616
+1.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Door County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #2,065 of 2,358 scored counties and #62 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 gas stations in Door County. 27 of them (71%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 25.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Door County comes to about $43.2M a year: $2,884 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 38 gas stations, that is $1.1M per station, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Door County in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 555 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Door County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Door 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.

Gas stations in Door County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureDoor CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.411.310.9
Spending per listing$1.1M$2.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment5559791,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.9%−0.8%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,884$2,672$2,595
Median household income$74,795$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score2741

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 27+3.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
164
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3827 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Door 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 Door County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,616+1.6% since 2020
Households
14,986
Median age
53.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
482 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$74,795+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,001
Median home value
$342,600
Jobs located here
12,670
Daytime population
28,917Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for gas stations, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Door County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Calumet County, WI78125.6$5.3M+2.9%#183 of 2,358
2Ozaukee County, WI74277.0$3.9M+3.0%#284 of 2,358
3Portage County, WI74237.7$3.7M+2.2%#287 of 2,358
4Dane County, WI731616.4$3.8M+4.9%#316 of 2,358
5Waukesha County, WI731388.2$3.5M+2.4%#319 of 2,358
6Washington County, WI675810.2$2.8M+1.8%#483 of 2,358
7St. Croix County, WI674812.8$2.5M+4.7%#489 of 2,358
8La Crosse County, WI66244.7$5.5M+0.3%#505 of 2,358
9Shawano County, WI651911.0$2.7M+1.7%#556 of 2,358
10Eau Claire County, WI64357.8$3.4M+3.0%#587 of 2,358
62Door County, WI273825.4$1.1M+1.6%#2,065 of 2,358

Other business types in Door County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Door County, WI?

There are 38 gas stations on map listings in Door County as of September 2026. 27 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Door County, WI spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $43.2M a year, or $2,884 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,986 households in Door County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Door County, WI compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Door County has 25.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.1M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Door County would have about 18, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 555 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Door County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Door County at 30,616 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,986 households. The median household income in Door County is $74,795 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Door County scores 27 for gas stations (lower middle), #2,065 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Door County

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