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. 7-Eleven and Checkpoint sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7-Eleven | - | +16.4% |
| 2 | Checkpoint | ▲3 | +15.8% |
| 3 | Grease Monkey | ▲2 | +15.3% |
| 4 | CarMax | - | +15.1% |
| 5 | Quik Mart | ▲6 | +14.0% |
| 6 | Valvoline Instant Oil Change | ▲2 | +14.0% |
| 7 | Buc-ee's | - | +13.7% |
| 8 | Sparkling Image Car Wash | ▲5 | +13.2% |
| 9 | Firestone Complete Auto Care | ▲1 | +11.6% |
| 10 | Sun Auto Service | ▲3 | +11.5% |
| 11 | Christian Brothers Automotive | ▲5 | +11.0% |
| 12 | Buzzy Bee | ▲5 | +10.4% |
| 13 | Murphy USA | - | +10.3% |
| 14 | Adams Automotive | ▲4 | +9.7% |
| 15 | Kwik Kar | ▲4 | +9.6% |
Store footprint
Store map
5,401 tracked store locations in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 1,480 of the 5,401 stores (27%); 1,838 of the 2,064 tracked chains have a single store here.
- Gas Stations & Convenience Stores (2,263)
- Auto Repair Service (977)
- Auto Parts Store (656)
- Vehicle Service (508)
- Car Wash (354)
- Car Dealer (321)
- Auto Rental Service (83)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Exxon 479
- 2 Shell 441
- 3 Circle K 197
- 4 O'Reilly Auto Parts 182
- 5 AutoZone 181
- 6 7-Eleven 157
- 7 Chevron 135
- 8 Sunoco 104
- 9 Discount Tire 88
- 10 Advance Auto Parts 81
- 11 Jiffy Lube 59
- 12 Murphy USA 55
- 13 Honey Farms 50
- 14 Mister Car Wash 48
- 15 Phillips 66 Gas 40
- 16 Star Stop 37
- 17 Enterprise Rent-A-Car 36
- 18 Firestone Complete Auto Care 32
- 19 Take 5 Oil Change 31
- 20 Swift 28
- 21 Valero 28
- 22 Fuel Maxx 28
- 23 Valvoline Instant Oil Change 27
- 24 H-E-B Car Wash 24
- 25 Buc-ee's 23
- 26 XL Parts 22
- 27 Midas 21
- 28 WhiteWater Express Car Wash 19
- 29 Kwik Kar 19
- 30 Brake Check 18
- 31 NAPA Auto Parts 18
- 32 Citgo 16
- 33 U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer 15
- 34 Pep Boys 15
- 35 Texaco 15
- 36 Avis Car Rental 14
- 37 BlueWave Express Car Wash 14
- 38 Fuel Depot 14
- 39 Sun Auto Tire & Service 13
- 40 Sun Auto Service 12
- 41 Speedy Stop 11
- 42 Mavis Discount Tire 11
- 43 Hertz 10
- 44 Love's Travel Stop 10
- 45 Christian Brothers Automotive 10
- 46 Budget Car Rental 10
- 47 Grease Monkey 10
- 48 QuikTrip 9
- 49 Pilot Flying J 9
- 50 Rich's Car Wash 8
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