U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Vehicle Technologies Office

Fact #548: December 8, 2008
Number of Gasoline Stations Continues to Decline in 2007

The number of gasoline stations in the United States has been declining since 1994 when there were over 200,000 stations. From 2003 to 2006, those declines leveled off and in 2005, the number of stations increased slightly. However, since 2005, the number of stations has begun to decline again with a loss of more than 3,000 stations from 2006 to 2007.

Gasoline Stations in the United States, 1994-2007
Bar graph showing the decline in the number of gas stations since 1994 in the United States. For more detailed information, see the table below.

Supporting Information

Gasoline Stations in the United States, 1994-2007
Year Number of Gas Stations
1994 202,878
1995 195,455
1996 190,246
1997 187,892
1998 182,596
1999 180,567
2000 175,941
2001 172,169
2002 170,018
2003 167,571
2004 167,346
2005 168,987
2006 167,476
2007 164,292

Source: National Petroleum News Survey

 

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