<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by DennisAJC:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by PARAGON:
Do you seriously want to know? I can probably find out. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yes please. Pretty please Paragon. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif I know it sounds dumb, but need to confirm if the numbers above are correct. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Not exactly an easy answer but the above are indeed wrong. If you read the quote it says 16K to include other SW states.
The latest data is for 2002 but it is not broken down by state, so here is my thoughts:
In 1997 there were:
<UL TYPE=SQUARE> 81,684 convenience store service stations and,
45,205 regular gas stations that have no c-stores
TOTAL = 126,889, in all of the US
In Texas, 8,049 with c-stores and,
2,851 without
TOTAL = 10,900[/list]
That was in 1997. The total in 2002 was:
<UL TYPE=SQUARE>92,979 convenience store service stations and,
27,823 regular gas stations that have no c-stores
TOTAL = 120,902, in all of the US [/list]
It would be my guess that the Texas 1997 numbers would be close to accurate since there is only roughly a 5% change in the total US numbers.
So, I am guessing there is somewhere between 10,750 and 11,000 based on NAICS codes 447110 and 44719. Hope that helps.