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Gas stations in Washburn County, WI
How Washburn 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,163 of 2,358 scored counties
#32 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 11
- 10 chain locations (91%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,926 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.5
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,087
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Washburn County spend about $22.1M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,926 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per station, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 11 gas stations on map listings in Washburn County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 91% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 14.5 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Washburn County in 2023. That is one for every 688 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.6M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Washburn County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washburn County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Washburn County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,163 of 2,358 scored counties and #32 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Washburn 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 | Washburn County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.5 | 11.3 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 688 | 979 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,926 | $2,672 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $63,441 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 164
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Washburn 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 Washburn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,087+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 7,566
- Median age
- 51.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 797 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $63,441+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,270
- Median home value
- $226,100
- Jobs located here
- 5,324
- Daytime population
- 14,653Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 32Washburn County, WI | 50 | 11 | 14.5 | $2M | +2.8% | #1,163 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Washburn 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 Washburn County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 gas stations in Washburn County. 10 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Washburn County, WI spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $22.1M a year, or $2,926 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,566 households in Washburn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washburn County, WI compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Washburn County has 14.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Washburn County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 688 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Washburn County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Washburn County at 17,087 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,566 households. Median household income in Washburn County is $63,441, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Washburn County scores 50 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,163 of 2,358 scored counties.
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