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Gas stations in the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area

The gas stations in the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #223 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin

Listings
77
69 chain locations (90%)
Official establishments
62
+5.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$191.7M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,638 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
174,218
+1.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 77 gas stations in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area. Of those, 69 are chain locations, or 90%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.6, 3% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area spend about $191.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,638 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 77 gas stations, that is $2.5M per station, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area in 2023, up 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,172 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.5M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area.

Population estimates show the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #223 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin.

How the Oshkosh-Neenah metro 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 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureOshkosh-Neenah metro areaWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.611.310.9
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,1729791,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.1%−0.8%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,638$2,672$2,595
Median household income$74,925$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score4641

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
62+5.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
955
Annual payroll, 2023
$27M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7769 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro 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 Oshkosh-Neenah metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
174,218+1.4% since 2020
Households
72,667
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
435 sq. mi.
People per square mile
395
Median household income
$74,925+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,286
Median home value
$225,800
Jobs located here
96,519
Daytime population
182,504Residents 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 metro areas in Wisconsin for gas stations, numbered among those based in Wisconsin (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Wisconsin

Metro areas in Wisconsin ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI718775.9$4.5M+2.6%#55 of 387
1Madison, WI622387.9$3.2M+4.1%#110 of 387
2La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN58506.9$3.8M+0.4%#138 of 387
3Appleton, WI57949.4$3M+2.7%#145 of 387
4Wausau, WI556110.5$2.7M+1.0%#163 of 387
5Eau Claire, WI50719.9$2.8M+2.6%#194 of 387
6Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI485638.6$2.8M0.0%#208 of 387
7Oshkosh-Neenah, WI467710.6$2.5M+1.4%#223 of 387
8Kenosha, WI447110.3$2.7M−0.4%#236 of 387
9Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI448310.3$2.6M+0.4%#237 of 387

Other business types in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area

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Questions

How many gas stations are in the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area?

The Oshkosh-Neenah metro area has 77 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 69 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 5.1% from 2019. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $191.7M a year, or $2,638 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,667 households in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

The Oshkosh-Neenah metro area has 10.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.5M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area would have about 80, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,172 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area at 174,218 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,667 households. The median household income in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area is $74,925 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.0% 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. The Oshkosh-Neenah metro area scores 46 for gas stations (lower middle), #223 of 387 scored metro areas.

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