How Do Gas Stations Really Make Money? We Take a Look...

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  • Do you ever wonder how these ever larger gas stations really make money? The truth is it is not on what you would think... So lets take a look at how gas stations really make their money. Please follow me on Twitter here: / lukebk

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  • @TheBreakdownWithLuke
    @TheBreakdownWithLuke  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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  • @BlaqRaq
    @BlaqRaq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    A gas station is seen as a refuge stop. The restroom attached to gas station is the single most important feature of a gas station.

    • @wellsilver3972
      @wellsilver3972 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I remember going to a gas staton and needing to pay 10 dollars to use the restroom.

    • @BlaqRaq
      @BlaqRaq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wellsilver3972 Ohhh gosh! Sorry. But I know why they put that system in place though. Some persons think the whole room is the toilet. Lol.

    • @BlaqRaq
      @BlaqRaq 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@user-yh9oy2vz5z 😆

    • @richardshufflebottom4011
      @richardshufflebottom4011 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like taking a big ole shit there before I go home

    • @BlaqRaq
      @BlaqRaq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@richardshufflebottom4011 I hope you treated the place with respect and washed your hands. If someone else left a mess you wouldn’t have had such a “pleasurable” experience to be broadcasting it on the internet.

  • @The-Real-Kevin
    @The-Real-Kevin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I deliver fuel and it floors me when I talk to shop owners that are taking a loss on the fuel aspect of their business and are just relying on walk in grocery sales for any profit.

    • @ballstothewall38
      @ballstothewall38 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Don't feel bad for them, they can retire selling Energy drinks alone without even taking into consideration the other 1500 products they sell. My neighbor has a QT, he says while gas is not the money maker he can pay himself and his employees with Alcohol sales alone. Gas station owners are filthy rich, especially if they are from India.

    • @Elin-Esteem84
      @Elin-Esteem84 ปีที่แล้ว

      I haul gas too! I'm looking into buying one or two.

    • @mdjamaluddin1372
      @mdjamaluddin1372 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ballstothewall38 just let u know ..there is no profit on alcohol ,tobacco and cigs too !!..they are also for customer convince!!!

    • @fazapops
      @fazapops ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ballstothewall38 I've been financing gas stations for 20+ years. Gas stations owners are NOT filthy rich. Some of them do well, for sure. No idea how you define rich.

    • @thething5425
      @thething5425 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fazapopshow much would one make on a highway?

  • @toddwieland7664
    @toddwieland7664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The food is carnival and we are adults that need healthy eats
    No Saran Wrap, no pizza, corn dogs, etc. road nutrition is a nationwide crisis

  • @MrBrunohrd
    @MrBrunohrd 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The best analysis I saw about the topic. Great video.

  • @richardwarren7492
    @richardwarren7492 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Interesting. 1970 (my first business) Arco station - gas price 40.9 a gallon on premium (most common type sold then) gross profit per gallon? .08 cents (average station back then 1,000 gallons a day) Gross profit per day 80 dollars. Rewards? Back then, Green or Blue Chip stamps (sometimes 3 times or as much as 10 times purchase) Maps from the company? 10 cents sold for 50 cents. Oil 50% gross profit. Backroom? Usually 1 - 3 thousand a month. Arco paid 90 dollars a month back then if your restrooms were kept clean, inspected twice a month. Gas wars? We ate 1/4 cent for each 1 cent it dropped through a "Sales Meter Subsidy" Coke machine, Cigarete machine, Candy machine, later a Tom's vending machine. Yes, things have changed.

  • @RCdiy
    @RCdiy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    There are also credit card processing fees.

  • @asr5613
    @asr5613 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    On depends on your contract, with the company. In New York It varying from .08 to .10 - .35cents per gallon. After that contact is signed. Your job is to hustle prices in your convenience store. It can’t be seen as a BODEGA OR CORNER STORE YOUR PRICES WILL BE EXPENSIVE TO THOSE CHEAP PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

  • @robertvondeusche6245
    @robertvondeusche6245 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hey great topic. I could not agree more that the little mom and pop stops are starting to disappear because the majority of people realize that it is supply and demand for everything. Wawa is best known for its hoagies and it’s coffee. I’m not sure if they have a rewards program but as a truck driver I could not agree more that over the road rewards programs are what keep us coming back.
    Free showers and in-store credit, can’t beat it.

  • @Ronal-H-Mihawk
    @Ronal-H-Mihawk ปีที่แล้ว +2

    very depressing, very depressing. I thought they made millions of dollars per year.

  • @spyderj3756
    @spyderj3756 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is EXCELLENT INFO!!! I'm originally from Michigan. Born in Detroit. Where did you grow up?

    • @wlrqr8258
      @wlrqr8258 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      U still in Michigan?

    • @spyderj3756
      @spyderj3756 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wlrqr8258 No. I'm near Fort Wayne, Indiana.

    • @bobowrathsovine.
      @bobowrathsovine. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@spyderj3756 from Michigan that's really just down the street

    • @TheBreakdownWithLuke
      @TheBreakdownWithLuke  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm on the other side of the state.

    • @rayval8163
      @rayval8163 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He’s from California buddy he lives close to me

  • @realrealonerealrealone2182
    @realrealonerealrealone2182 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Gas stations that have coffee shops are one in a million 🤣 but i like the ideal

    • @TheBreakdownWithLuke
      @TheBreakdownWithLuke  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Becoming more common I know of several around where I live.

    • @maggew
      @maggew 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very popular in Italy too, load up on liquored espresso and fuel and off you go!

  • @ziggyc4474
    @ziggyc4474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I would do 30 to 35 percent private label 🏷 on candy and other snacks

  • @michaelcandelario25
    @michaelcandelario25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great information! Keep on doing this it's great !

  • @princeisreal1636
    @princeisreal1636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Word

  • @gborowme
    @gborowme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Prrfect

  • @derekrunyan983
    @derekrunyan983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Amazing 9 and a half minutes into the video still hasn't said how gas stations make they're money..
    Ok I'm not even going to watch it. Wild guess! "BEER AND CIGARETTES!!"
    there it is.

    • @techmetal2292
      @techmetal2292 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tobacco is not a very high profit item

    • @saifuddin890
      @saifuddin890 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      u barely make some cents on beer and cig , specially cig not more than 10% ..and then 3%
      goes on credit card ... so basically your making nothing and doing free customer service

    • @Luckingsworth
      @Luckingsworth 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He said it at the 4 minute mark. It's food and beverages.

    • @ileiva8787
      @ileiva8787 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Luckingsworth
      And cbd

  • @kidzzone7356
    @kidzzone7356 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ironic that BP would pop up I've been working there four mths

  • @elmeraraniva9370
    @elmeraraniva9370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice video!!

  • @fusemalaysia840
    @fusemalaysia840 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I take left...since right if God court...
    -:I'm not sure if they keep try to twick

  • @davidjwillems
    @davidjwillems 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This cat sounds drunk.

    • @austinvanderstappen
      @austinvanderstappen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Was thinking the same thing. Slurring half his words and stuttering a lot.

  • @toddwieland7664
    @toddwieland7664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m more interested in truck stops
    This is terrible news for designs of new facilities configurations.

  • @ambientartphotography2245
    @ambientartphotography2245 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    On thing I think you missed is how they also make extra money when people use their credit card. Yes it's to cover fees, but it's higher than the fees

  • @ahmedmoqtassid6547
    @ahmedmoqtassid6547 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like pizza, coffee and donuts

  • @princeisreal1636
    @princeisreal1636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    relaxing

  • @arsenandreasyan4562
    @arsenandreasyan4562 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sooooo how do has stations really make money? This guy knows nothing about the business

  • @vrajpatel8029
    @vrajpatel8029 ปีที่แล้ว

    How much money you earn from gas station

  • @ashmxuth4919
    @ashmxuth4919 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Highway tax. look at the mark up on items in a gas station you can buy the same items at Walmart or dollar general for half price or even lower if the owners are especially rotten. I worked in a gas station that sold chips for double what you could buy em at stores.

  • @doctorsorder414
    @doctorsorder414 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Do you still think gas stations are a good investment in 2021?

    • @TheBreakdownWithLuke
      @TheBreakdownWithLuke  3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That 100% depends on your location and the competition in your area. They can be profitable but they're a lot harder than they used to be.

    • @spyderj3756
      @spyderj3756 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@TheBreakdownWithLuke You don't want to own a gas station. You want to own the property. And the corporate guarantee on that lease..

    • @ziggyc4474
      @ziggyc4474 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@spyderj3756 what is a corporate guarantee ?

    • @toddwieland7664
      @toddwieland7664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Holding the vendor hostage isn’t something you can pack in the casket when you die
      And get you right into heaven....
      Lease option is humane

  • @michaelh5055
    @michaelh5055 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    When gas stations claim they only make a penny or two profit per gallon of gas, they are full of chit.
    I have a friend who owns a station. He says a penny or two profit would be about the dumbest business investment in the US. He also says drinks and snacks help, but are not the main money maker. He says gas is typically .40-.52 a gallon profit.
    He laughs at the thought of making only 50.00 profit on selling 5,000 gallons of gas. Says one employees shift at minimum wage would eat up all the profit and more.... Says he has no idea where the thought of one or two cents profit comes from.

    • @Lucky8s
      @Lucky8s 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The National Association of Convenience Stores claims that gas station owners make a NET profit of 2-3 cents per gallon of gasoline, net referring to income after operating expenses (employee wages being one of them) and credit card fees, etc.
      Sorry, but whoever communicated the idea to your friend that gas station owners only make a gross profit of 2-3 cents per gallon clearly had no idea what they were talking about. Should've done their research before talking.

    • @TheBreakdownWithLuke
      @TheBreakdownWithLuke  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Very likely your friend owns a truck stop selling Diesel. Profit on Diesel is typical in the $0.15 to $0.30 for many truck stops with some in high demand areas getting closer to $1 of profit on Diesel. Gas is typical even in high profit margin areas under $0.10 per gallon profit after all expenses. Remember this is profit after expenses.

    • @richardwarren7492
      @richardwarren7492 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      NET profit Got that? NET not Gross profit.

    • @thisizavian3691
      @thisizavian3691 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Lucky8s Well that' s not fact. In this video at 11:46 she clearly states you can set your own margins and currently makes 20 - 3o cents per gallon. This was in january of this year th-cam.com/video/PZhL6_U9pWI/w-d-xo.html

    • @righthook5789
      @righthook5789 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It all depends on location.
      There are certain areas where the competition makes it very difficult to work off that margin.

  • @ramisandouka1513
    @ramisandouka1513 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There's no way gas stations profit 3 cents a gallon. Gas station cost atleast a million dollars some are 3mil. They would all be shutdown out of buisness if that's all the money they made