Gas & Auto Trends in Bismarck, ND 2026

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked gas & auto chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Cenex and Shell sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth

Rank	Chain	Rank movement	YoY growth
1	Cenex	-	+12.9%
2	Shell	-	+11.0%
3	Superpumper	-	-3.1%
4	Valvoline Instant Oil Change	▲2	-3.8%
5	Exxon	-	-8.1%
6	O'Reilly Auto Parts	▼1	-13.2%
7	Marathon	▼1	-26.7%
8	Red Carpet Car Wash	-	-54.5%
9	ARCO	-	-63.6%

Gas Stations & Convenience Stores
Auto Parts Store
Car Wash
Car Dealer
Vehicle Service
Auto Rental Service
Auto Repair Service
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Store footprint

Store map

70 tracked store locations in Bismarck, ND, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 25 of the 70 stores (36%); 24 of the 37 tracked chains have a single store here.