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Gas stations in Sawyer County, WI

How Sawyer County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,273 of 2,358 scored counties
#38 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
13
12 chain locations (92%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$23.2M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,638 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.8
36% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,846
+4.0% 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 13 gas stations in Sawyer County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 92%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 14.8 for every 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Sawyer County comes to about $23.2M a year: $2,638 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per station, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Sawyer County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 881 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Sawyer County grew 4.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Sawyer County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,273 of 2,358 scored counties and #38 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Sawyer 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 Sawyer County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureSawyer CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.811.310.9
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment8819791,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.8%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,638$2,672$2,595
Median household income$60,801$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score4841

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 10
Employees, 2023
108
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1312 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Sawyer 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 Sawyer County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,846+4.0% since 2020
Households
8,810
Median age
50.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,258 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$60,801+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,432
Median home value
$236,200
Jobs located here
6,857
Daytime population
18,074Residents 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 Sawyer 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
38Sawyer County, WI481314.8$1.8M+4.0%#1,273 of 2,358

Other business types in Sawyer County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Sawyer County, WI?

Sawyer County has 13 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $23.2M 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 13 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,810 households in Sawyer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sawyer County has 14.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.8M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Sawyer County would have about 10, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 881 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Sawyer County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Sawyer County at 18,846 people in 2025, up 4.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,810 households. The median household income in Sawyer County is $60,801 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.4% 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. Sawyer County scores 48 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,273 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 Sawyer County

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