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Metro Fuel Competition Rankings
All 159 US metropolitan areas with at least 150 confirmed retail fuel sites, ranked by the share of sites with two or more rival parent groups within one mile, with every supporting column from the accompanying research.
A rival is a confirmed retail fuel site of a different parent group within one straight-line mile. Sites whose operator is not public count as their own parent. The ranking is built on the share of a metro's sites with two or more such rivals. Read the analysis behind these figures.
Share of confirmed retail sites with two or more rival parent groups within one mile
| # | Metro | States | Sites | Rival groups within a mile | 2+ rivals | Any rival | Sites per 10k residents | Top-3 share | Hypermarket within a mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | CA | 429 | 94.9% | 97.7% | 2.14 | 34% | 18% | |
| 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | CA | 2,819 | 93.7% | 97.6% | 2.14 | 43% | 17% | |
| 3 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | NV | 810 | 93.1% | 96.9% | 3.58 | 55% | 25% | |
| 4 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | CA | 1,010 | 90.7% | 96.1% | 2.13 | 34% | 17% | |
| 5 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | FL | 1,856 | 90.3% | 96.8% | 3.02 | 34% | 22% | |
| 6 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | NJ NY | 4,361 | 88.0% | 94.8% | 2.17 | 24% | 14% | |
| 7 | Colorado Springs, CO | CO | 273 | 87.9% | 94.9% | 3.62 | 56% | 34% | |
| 8 | Urban Honolulu, HI | HI | 166 | 86.7% | 92.2% | 1.63 | 53% | 20% | |
| 9 | New Haven, CT | CT | 225 | 86.7% | 93.3% | — | 21% | 24% | |
| 10 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | TX | 3,783 | 86.1% | 93.6% | 5.29 | 23% | 28% | |
| 11 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | MI | 1,915 | 85.7% | 94.6% | 4.36 | 24% | 25% | |
| 12 | Warner Robins, GA | GA | 158 | 85.4% | 94.9% | 8.25 | 24% | 22% | |
| 13 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | CT | 316 | 85.1% | 92.4% | — | 21% | 8% | |
| 14 | Modesto, CA | CA | 194 | 85.1% | 94.3% | 3.51 | 41% | 15% | |
| 15 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | CO | 1,018 | 84.4% | 94.5% | 3.44 | 48% | 40% | |
| 16 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | KY | 236 | 83.5% | 91.9% | 4.57 | 38% | 30% | |
| 17 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | CA | 197 | 83.2% | 92.9% | 2.34 | 48% | 13% | |
| 18 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | CA | 673 | 83.2% | 93.3% | 2.81 | 46% | 14% | |
| 19 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | TX | 3,081 | 82.9% | 92.3% | 4.03 | 35% | 26% | |
| 20 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | LA | 390 | 82.8% | 91.3% | 3.87 | 18% | 10% | |
| 21 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | 901 | 82.6% | 93.7% | 3.17 | 46% | 10% | |
| 22 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | CA | 723 | 82.6% | 93.1% | 2.19 | 54% | 7% | |
| 23 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | UT | 386 | 81.9% | 95.1% | 3.07 | 63% | 31% | |
| 24 | Savannah, GA | GA | 281 | 81.1% | 90.4% | 6.94 | 30% | 26% | |
| 25 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | 1,125 | 80.8% | 92.4% | 2.80 | 37% | 38% | |
| 26 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | CA | 262 | 80.5% | 89.7% | 3.36 | 42% | 13% | |
| 27 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | OH | 348 | 80.5% | 93.1% | 4.28 | 43% | 28% | |
| 28 | Visalia, CA | CA | 204 | 80.4% | 93.6% | 4.31 | 21% | 5% | |
| 29 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | IL IN | 2,687 | 79.6% | 92.4% | 2.84 | 34% | 10% | |
| 30 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | DC MD VA WV | 1,638 | 79.5% | 90.4% | 2.61 | 42% | 12% | |
| 31 | Ogden, UT | UT | 198 | 79.3% | 92.9% | 3.11 | 52% | 21% | |
| 32 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | GA | 3,081 | 79.2% | 91.2% | 5.05 | 17% | 20% | |
| 33 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | OR WA | 656 | 79.1% | 91.3% | 2.61 | 30% | 32% | |
| 34 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | FL | 1,041 | 78.8% | 91.4% | 3.89 | 63% | 21% | |
| 35 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | TX | 324 | 78.7% | 87.7% | 8.15 | 11% | 22% | |
| 36 | Jackson, MS | MS | 436 | 78.7% | 89.2% | 7.03 | 21% | 20% | |
| 37 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | FL | 1,210 | 78.6% | 91.7% | 3.81 | 57% | 18% | |
| 38 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | TX | 1,072 | 78.4% | 90.6% | 4.70 | 32% | 23% | |
| 39 | El Paso, TX | TX | 300 | 78.3% | 93.0% | 3.45 | 71% | 13% | |
| 40 | Port St. Lucie, FL | FL | 203 | 78.3% | 93.1% | 4.16 | 44% | 14% | |
| 41 | Reno, NV | NV | 179 | 78.2% | 87.2% | 3.26 | 41% | 18% | |
| 42 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | AR MS TN | 837 | 78.1% | 89.6% | 6.22 | 27% | 20% | |
| 43 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | FL | 325 | 77.8% | 90.8% | 5.36 | 54% | 21% | |
| 44 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | CT | 173 | 77.5% | 90.2% | — | 27% | 31% | |
| 45 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | CA | 1,278 | 77.4% | 91.2% | 2.78 | 56% | 11% | |
| 46 | Springfield, MA | MA | 185 | 77.3% | 88.1% | 3.97 | 39% | 20% | |
| 47 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | FL | 299 | 77.3% | 93.3% | 3.59 | 56% | 24% | |
| 48 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | TX | 1,048 | 77.0% | 91.7% | 4.10 | 41% | 30% | |
| 49 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | IN | 869 | 76.9% | 89.5% | 4.16 | 48% | 32% | |
| 50 | Fresno, CA | CA | 419 | 76.9% | 91.9% | 3.60 | 25% | 14% | |
| 51 | Rockford, IL | IL | 168 | 76.8% | 92.9% | 4.96 | 37% | 5% | |
| 52 | Columbus, GA-AL | AL GA | 196 | 76.5% | 87.2% | 5.96 | 30% | 15% | |
| 53 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | DE MD NJ PA | 1,719 | 76.3% | 90.9% | 2.75 | 39% | 3% | |
| 54 | Albuquerque, NM | NM | 345 | 76.2% | 89.3% | 3.76 | 51% | 22% | |
| 55 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | MA NH | 1,432 | 76.1% | 90.0% | 2.90 | 30% | 14% | |
| 56 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | GA | 221 | 76.0% | 89.6% | 9.45 | 17% | 16% | |
| 57 | College Station-Bryan, TX | TX | 166 | 75.9% | 86.1% | 6.19 | 21% | 38% | |
| 58 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | MA RI | 580 | 75.7% | 89.3% | 3.46 | 39% | 25% | |
| 59 | Lake Charles, LA | LA | 262 | 75.6% | 90.1% | 10.29 | 17% | 16% | |
| 60 | Columbia, SC | SC | 459 | 75.4% | 88.5% | 5.53 | 32% | 9% | |
| 61 | Lafayette, LA | LA | 282 | 75.2% | 86.5% | 6.90 | 28% | 10% | |
| 62 | Longview, TX | TX | 236 | 75.0% | 86.4% | 8.25 | 21% | 20% | |
| 62 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | UT | 200 | 75.0% | 93.5% | 2.98 | 43% | 32% | |
| 64 | Columbus, OH | OH | 765 | 74.8% | 87.7% | 3.58 | 39% | 31% | |
| 65 | Cleveland, OH | OH | 844 | 74.6% | 90.3% | 3.86 | 42% | 16% | |
| 66 | Richmond, VA | VA | 641 | 74.6% | 87.8% | 4.88 | 33% | 21% | |
| 67 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | NC VA | 683 | 74.4% | 89.6% | 3.84 | 56% | 18% | |
| 68 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | CT | 452 | 74.3% | 89.2% | — | 22% | 17% | |
| 69 | Toledo, OH | OH | 271 | 74.2% | 90.0% | 4.47 | 34% | 35% | |
| 70 | Oklahoma City, OK | OK | 728 | 73.9% | 89.6% | 5.11 | 32% | 14% | |
| 71 | Fort Wayne, IN | IN | 199 | 73.9% | 89.4% | 4.44 | 22% | 34% | |
| 72 | Huntsville, AL | AL | 283 | 73.9% | 88.7% | 5.76 | 26% | 27% | |
| 73 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | WA | 195 | 73.8% | 85.6% | 3.33 | 17% | 23% | |
| 74 | Kansas City, MO-KS | KS MO | 865 | 73.8% | 87.7% | 3.95 | 33% | 11% | |
| 75 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | TN | 939 | 73.5% | 87.3% | 4.66 | 32% | 26% | |
| 76 | Tyler, TX | TX | 161 | 73.3% | 86.3% | 6.90 | 27% | 22% | |
| 77 | Waco, TX | TX | 203 | 72.9% | 88.7% | 6.86 | 38% | 24% | |
| 78 | Jacksonville, FL | FL | 653 | 72.9% | 87.3% | 4.07 | 44% | 18% | |
| 79 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | AR | 424 | 72.9% | 87.7% | 5.67 | 30% | 22% | |
| 80 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | PA | 265 | 72.8% | 88.3% | 4.67 | 32% | 2% | |
| 81 | Knoxville, TN | TN | 499 | 72.5% | 85.2% | 5.52 | 30% | 19% | |
| 82 | Birmingham, AL | AL | 826 | 72.5% | 87.7% | 7.00 | 23% | 4% | |
| 83 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | IA IL | 224 | 72.3% | 85.7% | 5.83 | 32% | 13% | |
| 84 | Tallahassee, FL | FL | 209 | 72.2% | 84.7% | 5.44 | 30% | 16% | |
| 85 | Killeen-Temple, TX | TX | 237 | 72.2% | 87.3% | 4.99 | 37% | 35% | |
| 86 | Fayetteville, NC | NC | 200 | 72.0% | 90.0% | 5.17 | 39% | 10% | |
| 87 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | CA | 374 | 71.7% | 89.6% | 4.11 | 37% | 4% | |
| 88 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | IN KY | 564 | 71.5% | 87.9% | 4.14 | 41% | 30% | |
| 89 | Amarillo, TX | TX | 189 | 71.4% | 87.8% | 7.03 | 53% | 30% | |
| 90 | Gainesville, FL | FL | 178 | 71.3% | 84.8% | 5.25 | 38% | 7% | |
| 91 | Montgomery, AL | AL | 261 | 71.3% | 84.3% | 6.76 | 30% | 7% | |
| 92 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | WI | 553 | 71.2% | 87.7% | 3.51 | 31% | 5% | |
| 93 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | FL | 335 | 70.7% | 87.2% | 4.62 | 47% | 9% | |
| 94 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | GA TN | 337 | 70.6% | 85.5% | 5.99 | 49% | 9% | |
| 95 | Ocala, FL | FL | 210 | 70.5% | 82.4% | 5.59 | 40% | 11% | |
| 96 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | FL | 280 | 70.4% | 85.0% | 4.19 | 59% | 14% | |
| 97 | Tuscaloosa, AL | AL | 187 | 70.1% | 87.7% | 6.96 | 26% | 7% | |
| 98 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | IN KY OH | 846 | 70.0% | 88.9% | 3.76 | 39% | 30% | |
| 99 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | PA | 233 | 69.1% | 85.4% | 3.94 | 42% | 8% | |
| 100 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | NJ PA | 321 | 68.8% | 83.5% | 3.72 | 32% | 3% | |
| 101 | St. Louis, MO-IL | IL MO | 1,058 | 68.7% | 86.8% | 3.75 | 32% | 8% | |
| 102 | Tucson, AZ | AZ | 305 | 68.5% | 83.0% | 2.92 | 64% | 22% | |
| 103 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | AZ | 1,215 | 68.5% | 87.9% | 2.51 | 65% | 30% | |
| 104 | Lubbock, TX | TX | 203 | 68.0% | 85.2% | 5.78 | 51% | 5% | |
| 105 | Corpus Christi, TX | TX | 252 | 67.9% | 85.7% | 5.65 | 71% | 25% | |
| 106 | Flint, MI | MI | 198 | 67.2% | 89.4% | 4.87 | 25% | 19% | |
| 107 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | MN SD | 170 | 67.1% | 81.8% | 5.94 | 39% | 17% | |
| 108 | Roanoke, VA | VA | 182 | 67.0% | 80.2% | 5.77 | 25% | 34% | |
| 109 | Worcester, MA | MA | 326 | 66.9% | 82.5% | 3.78 | 48% | 6% | |
| 110 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | NC | 373 | 66.8% | 84.5% | 4.80 | 25% | 3% | |
| 111 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | SC | 315 | 66.7% | 87.0% | 3.94 | 48% | 8% | |
| 112 | Mobile, AL | AL | 248 | 66.5% | 82.7% | 5.98 | 36% | 10% | |
| 113 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | NY | 450 | 66.2% | 87.1% | 5.00 | 59% | 9% | |
| 114 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | MI | 179 | 65.9% | 85.5% | 3.78 | 35% | 23% | |
| 115 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | NC SC | 1,068 | 65.8% | 84.3% | 4.02 | 36% | 4% | |
| 116 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | FL | 236 | 65.7% | 86.9% | 4.63 | 53% | 18% | |
| 117 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | NC | 504 | 65.7% | 83.7% | 3.56 | 31% | 8% | |
| 118 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | FL | 153 | 65.4% | 81.7% | 5.33 | 44% | 9% | |
| 119 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | FL | 288 | 65.3% | 88.2% | 3.79 | 71% | 17% | |
| 120 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | MS | 218 | 65.1% | 84.9% | 5.24 | 28% | 9% | |
| 121 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | NY | 360 | 64.7% | 78.6% | 3.09 | 48% | 7% | |
| 122 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | IA | 306 | 64.7% | 86.6% | 4.31 | 64% | 19% | |
| 123 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | SC | 201 | 64.7% | 85.6% | 5.73 | 52% | 16% | |
| 124 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | OH | 206 | 64.6% | 86.4% | 4.78 | 30% | 18% | |
| 125 | Omaha, NE-IA | IA NE | 323 | 64.4% | 85.8% | 3.34 | 37% | 9% | |
| 126 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | NC | 227 | 64.3% | 80.2% | 3.86 | 34% | 4% | |
| 127 | Asheville, NC | NC | 181 | 64.1% | 84.5% | 4.45 | 11% | 8% | |
| 128 | Florence, SC | SC | 154 | 63.6% | 83.1% | 7.70 | 28% | 8% | |
| 129 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | GA SC | 298 | 63.4% | 81.5% | 4.88 | 36% | 14% | |
| 130 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | NY | 314 | 63.4% | 83.4% | 4.50 | 25% | 9% | |
| 131 | Boise City, ID | ID | 265 | 63.0% | 84.2% | 3.47 | 60% | 28% | |
| 132 | Wilmington, NC | NC | 167 | 62.9% | 85.0% | 3.95 | 40% | 8% | |
| 133 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | KY OH WV | 224 | 62.5% | 83.0% | 5.96 | 36% | 14% | |
| 134 | Madison, WI | WI | 275 | 62.2% | 82.2% | 4.04 | 52% | 3% | |
| 135 | Pittsburgh, PA | PA | 937 | 61.9% | 81.6% | 3.81 | 50% | 18% | |
| 136 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | LA | 217 | 61.8% | 80.2% | 5.52 | 34% | 10% | |
| 137 | Green Bay, WI | WI | 170 | 61.2% | 81.2% | 5.18 | 30% | 2% | |
| 138 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | MN WI | 1,113 | 61.1% | 85.4% | 3.02 | 63% | 6% | |
| 139 | Winston-Salem, NC | NC | 316 | 61.1% | 81.6% | 4.68 | 30% | 4% | |
| 140 | Baton Rouge, LA | LA | 452 | 61.1% | 81.4% | 5.19 | 42% | 11% | |
| 141 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | TX | 164 | 61.0% | 85.4% | 3.90 | 71% | 31% | |
| 142 | Lynchburg, VA | VA | 166 | 60.8% | 78.3% | 6.35 | 16% | 19% | |
| 143 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | TN VA | 171 | 60.8% | 79.5% | 5.56 | 34% | 10% | |
| 144 | Akron, OH | OH | 240 | 60.4% | 83.3% | 3.42 | 60% | 14% | |
| 145 | Springfield, MO | MO | 227 | 60.4% | 85.5% | 4.78 | 46% | 5% | |
| 146 | Rochester, NY | NY | 375 | 59.5% | 81.6% | 3.52 | 44% | 11% | |
| 147 | Canton-Massillon, OH | OH | 153 | 58.8% | 84.3% | 3.81 | 41% | 18% | |
| 148 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | MI | 395 | 58.2% | 84.3% | 3.44 | 29% | 17% | |
| 149 | Lancaster, PA | PA | 176 | 58.0% | 81.3% | 3.18 | 62% | 9% | |
| 150 | Peoria, IL | IL | 172 | 57.6% | 80.8% | 4.66 | 48% | 20% | |
| 151 | Syracuse, NY | NY | 226 | 57.1% | 74.3% | 3.41 | 41% | 4% | |
| 152 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | AR | 183 | 56.3% | 84.7% | 3.35 | 44% | 20% | |
| 153 | Portland-South Portland, ME | ME | 219 | 56.2% | 71.2% | 3.97 | 44% | 4% | |
| 154 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | TX | 283 | 53.0% | 82.7% | 3.25 | 73% | 23% | |
| 155 | Tulsa, OK | OK | 402 | 51.7% | 79.1% | 3.96 | 43% | 7% | |
| 156 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | NC | 205 | 51.7% | 75.6% | 5.61 | 18% | 7% | |
| 157 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | SC | 352 | 50.3% | 78.1% | 3.79 | 27% | 5% | |
| 158 | Spartanburg, SC | SC | 163 | 48.5% | 77.9% | 4.59 | 33% | 12% | |
| 159 | Wichita, KS | KS | 203 | 39.9% | 72.9% | 3.14 | 43% | 6% |
Cite this table: G2M Insights, "Metro Fuel Competition Rankings," G2M Fuel & Convenience Research, edition 2026-09-13-v15, g2m.ai/research/fuel-convenience/fuel-competition-rankings-by-metro.
- Rival groups within a mile:
- None
- One
- Two or three
- Four to six
- Seven or more
Reading this table
Rival groups within a mile
The bar splits a metro's sites by how many distinct rival parent groups operate a confirmed retail site within one mile, straight line: none, one, two or three, four to six, seven or more. A site whose operator is not public is its own parent.
Supporting columns
Sites per 10,000 residents uses the 2020 decennial population and is unavailable for the Connecticut metros. Top-3 share is the three largest parent groups' share of sites whose operator is public, a share of sites and not of volume. Hypermarket fuel within a mile is the share of sites with a grocery or club fuel site inside that same straight-line radius.
Scope
Metropolitan Statistical Areas on the July 2023 delineation with at least 150 confirmed retail sites and a confirmation rate of 80 percent or more. 159 of 393 qualify. Puerto Rico is held out. Unattended cardlocks and fleet islands are excluded from every count.
What these figures are not
Site counts are not fuel volume, revenue, margin or customer market share. Proximity is straight-line, not drive time, and is not evidence of price competition. No trend is shown; one structure edition is published.
Edition
These figures are pinned to edition 2026-09-13-v15 and do not change when new data is published. The Fuel & Convenience Market Explorer follows the current release and may differ.