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Gas stations in Wood County, WI

The gas stations in Wood County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,153 of 2,358 scored counties
#31 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
38
35 chain locations (92%)
Official establishments
37
+2.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$89M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,760 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.8
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
74,060
−0.2% 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

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Wood County comes to about $89M a year: $2,760 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 38 gas stations, that is $2.3M per station, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Wood County has 38 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 92% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 11.8 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 37 businesses with payroll in Wood County classed as gasoline stations, up 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 872 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Wood County.

Population estimates show Wood County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gas stations, Wood County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,153 of 2,358 scored counties and #31 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Wood 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 Wood County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureWood CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.811.310.9
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment8729791,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.8%−0.8%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,760$2,672$2,595
Median household income$67,989$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5041

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 37+2.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
419
Annual payroll, 2023
$12M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3835 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Wood 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 Wood County

Population, 2025 estimate
74,060−0.2% since 2020
Households
32,253
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
793 sq. mi.
People per square mile
93
Median household income
$67,989+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,117
Median home value
$175,600
Jobs located here
37,937
Daytime population
75,209Residents 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 Wood 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
31Wood County, WI503811.8$2.3M−0.2%#1,153 of 2,358

Other business types in Wood County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Wood County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 gas stations in Wood County. 35 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019.

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

About $89M a year, or $2,760 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,253 households in Wood County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wood County has 11.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.3M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Wood County would have about 37, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 872 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Wood County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Wood County at 74,060 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,253 households. Median household income in Wood County is $67,989, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.8%, 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. Wood County scores 50 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,153 of 2,358 scored counties.

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