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Gas stations in La Crosse County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in La Crosse County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #505 of 2,358 scored counties
#8 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 24
- 18 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- −2.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $132.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,578 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.5M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 121,339
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 gas stations in La Crosse County. 18 of them (75%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in La Crosse County spend about $132.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,578 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 24 gas stations, that is $5.5M per station, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 39 businesses with payroll in La Crosse County classed as gasoline stations, down 2.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,320 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $400K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in La Crosse County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of La Crosse County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). La Crosse County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #505 of 2,358 scored counties and #8 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How La Crosse 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 | La Crosse County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 11.3 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $5.5M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,320 | 979 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.5% | −0.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,578 | $2,672 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $73,013 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 39−2.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 994
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2418 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $400K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in La Crosse 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 La Crosse County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 121,339+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 51,497
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 452 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 267
- Median household income
- $73,013+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,214
- Median home value
- $257,000
- Jobs located here
- 72,448
- Daytime population
- 134,687Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for gas stations, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with La Crosse County marked.
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 La Crosse 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 La Crosse County, WI?
La Crosse County has 24 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 2.5% from 2019.
How much do households in La Crosse County, WI spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $132.8M a year, or $2,578 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $5.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,497 households in La Crosse County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Crosse County, WI compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
La Crosse County has 4.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $5.5M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, La Crosse County would have about 56, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,320 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is La Crosse County, WI growing?
Population estimates put La Crosse County at 121,339 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,497 households. The median household income in La Crosse County is $73,013 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. La Crosse County scores 66 for gas stations (upper middle), #505 of 2,358 scored counties.
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