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Gas stations in the Marinette, WI-MI area

How the Marinette, WI-MI area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #429 of 536 scored small-town markets
#13 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin

Listings
59
51 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
45
+2.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$81.7M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,777 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.1
84% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
65,515
+0.3% 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

The Groundwork market score for gas stations in the Marinette area is 34 (lower middle), #429 of 536 scored small-town markets and #13 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Households in the Marinette area spend about $81.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,777 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per station, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 59 gas stations on map listings in the Marinette area as of September 2026. 51 of them (86%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.1, 84% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Marinette area in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 654 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Marinette area. Population estimates show the Marinette area grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Marinette area 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 Marinette, WI-MI area compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureMarinette areaWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.111.310.9
Spending per listing$1.4M$2.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6549791,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.3%−0.8%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,777$2,672$2,595
Median household income$61,417$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score3441

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
45+2.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
458
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5951 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
3
Amount
$1.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Marinette area, 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 the Marinette area

Population, 2025 estimate
65,515+0.3% since 2020
Households
29,412
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,444 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$61,417+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,102
Median home value
$156,600
Jobs located here
24,213
Daytime population
62,754Residents 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 small-town markets in Wisconsin for gas stations, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with the Marinette area marked.

Top small-town markets in Wisconsin

Small-town markets in Wisconsin ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Stevens Point-Plover, WI82237.7$3.7M+2.2%#19 of 536
2Shawano, WI752211.8$2.5M+1.4%#50 of 536
3Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI654613.2$2.2M+0.3%#112 of 536
4Manitowoc, WI624412.5$2.2M+0.4%#142 of 536
5Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI625913.7$2.2M+0.8%#144 of 536
6Menomonie, WI622514.3$2.1M+1.7%#145 of 536
7Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI583811.8$2.3M−0.2%#183 of 536
8Beaver Dam, WI585816.2$1.8M−0.3%#185 of 536
9Platteville, WI473216.0$1.8M+0.9%#309 of 536
10Baraboo, WI464817.2$1.7M+1.3%#316 of 536
13Marinette, WI-MI345920.1$1.4M+0.3%#429 of 536

Other business types in the Marinette area

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in the Marinette, WI-MI area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 59 gas stations in the Marinette area. 51 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Marinette, WI-MI area spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $81.7M a year, or $2,777 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,412 households in the Marinette area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Marinette, WI-MI area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

The Marinette area has 20.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.4M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Marinette area would have about 34, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 654 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Marinette, WI-MI area growing?

Population estimates put the Marinette area at 65,515 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,412 households. Median household income in the Marinette area is $61,417, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Marinette area scores 34 for gas stations (lower middle), #429 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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