05/11/2026
Transaction Details:
Rare low-cost entry opportunity for a buyer to take over an operating interstate-exit gas station with existing inside sales, strong fuel volume, diesel sales, shower, and no goodwill premium. The buyer only pays for inventory plus a $20,000 acquisition fee.
Inside sales for the trailing 12 months were over $49,500 per month! Outside sales average over 33,000 gallons per month with an average margin of approximately 30 cents per gallon of regular gas and approximately 75 cents per gallon of diesel!
In 2024, inside sales were about $55,000 per month with 33,000+ gallons! The previous dealer had done an average of $65,000 inside sales and 85,400 gallons per month!
Rent is only $9,800 NNN per month! The transfer will be structured as a sublease with the current seller. There are approximately 8 years remaining on the current sublease structure. The current seller subleases from the jobber, who is the master tenant with the landlord.
ZERO goodwill cost! Buyer only needs to pay for inventory plus a $20,000 acquisition fee!
The store is currently around break-even because it is being operated with absentee-style management and approximately $7,000 per month in payroll. This creates a strong upside opportunity for an owner-operator who can be present, control labor, improve merchandising, grow the kitchen, and push daily sales.
This is a strong upside opportunity for an owner-operator who can be present, control labor, improve merchandising, push customer service, market the location better, and grow both inside sales and fuel sales.
Store Information:
Turnkey convenience store and gas station setup with strong potential for growth under more active ownership.
Located right off Interstate-22, giving the store access to interstate traffic, local customers, commuters, work crews, truck drivers, RV travelers, and transient highway traffic.
The store has a shower, which is a major advantage for attracting truck drivers, diesel customers, travelers, and long-distance traffic.
The store also has an existing full kitchen with hood and active food program, including:
Breakfast items (eggs, biscuits, grits, etc.)
Burgers, cheeseburgers, BLTs, and sandwiches
Chicken tenders and fish combos
Philly cheesesteaks and hot food items
Hunt Brothers Pizza program
Combo meals and grab-and-go offerings
Current hours are 4:00 AM to 9:00 PM, seven days per week, giving the buyer room to evaluate expanded hours, improved kitchen service, lunch items, grab-and-go food, coffee, and other high-margin categories.
Seller is based out of Birmingham and cannot actively manage the store day to day.
Seller’s operating partner currently visits approximately 30 minutes per day, creating clear upside for a hands-on buyer.
Current payroll is approximately $7,000 per month, which may create meaningful savings for an owner-operator.
The existing kitchen is one of the strongest upside points of this opportunity. Many small-format gas stations rely only on fuel and basic c-store sales, but this location already has a food-service foundation.
A new operator could focus on high-margin convenience and traveler categories such as:
Breakfast combos
Lunch plates
Hot grab-and-go items
Local worker meals
Family meal specials
Weekend specials
Catering-style orders for nearby businesses, schools, and local groups
Food service can be a major margin driver when operated properly, especially in a market with daily local traffic and interstate exposure.
The shower amenity gives this location a different type of upside than a standard small convenience store. Many gas stations can sell fuel and snacks, but fewer can serve truckers and travelers who need a shower, diesel, parking, and quick-stop amenities.
Geographic Details:
The store is located right off Interstate-22 at a strong interstate-access location serving Hamilton, nearby residential areas, local workers, truck drivers, and travelers moving through northwest Alabama.
This exit location gives the business exposure to both local repeat customers and transient interstate traffic.
The property benefits from visibility, easy access, and proximity to surrounding residential communities, local businesses, schools, healthcare facilities, lodging, and local government offices.
The area has limited immediate interstate-exit competition compared to more saturated urban markets. Other fuel options are generally farther into Hamilton or several miles away, giving a strong operator room to build loyalty with cleaner operations, competitive pricing, better service, stronger diesel customer support, and improved merchandising.
Hamilton is positioned along the I-22 corridor connecting the Tupelo/Memphis side of the market with Birmingham. The City of Hamilton also notes that Hamilton is approximately 50 miles east of Tupelo and has multiple I-22 access points within the city limits.
Nearby traffic drivers include:
North Mississippi Medical Center-Hamilton, a local healthcare facility on Military Street South with 49 authorized beds, bringing employee, patient, and visitor traffic to the area.
Bevill State Community College (Hamilton Campus). The Hamilton campus has multiple buildings and serves both college students and Marion County vocational programs.
Hamilton Elementary, Hamilton Middle, and Hamilton High School, with roughly 1,500+ combined students across the local school system, supporting daily family, staff, and school-related traffic.
E.T. Sims Jr. Recreation Center and other local recreation activity, bringing additional community traffic.
Nearby apartment communities, residential neighborhoods, and local housing areas that help drive repeat local convenience-store traffic.
Nearby lodging and traveler activity, including hotels and accommodations serving I-22 travelers, work crews, and visitors to Hamilton.
Hamilton is also a county-seat market with a local employment base, healthcare activity, schools, college traffic, and industrial/manufacturing presence. Public economic development information notes that manufacturing represents a meaningful share of Hamilton’s workforce, which can support daily worker traffic and commuter demand.
The location is within driving distance of several regional markets:
Approximately 50 miles from Tupelo, MS
Approximately 55 miles from Florence, AL
Approximately 84 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
Approximately 93 miles from Birmingham, AL
Approximately 109 miles from Huntsville, AL
Approximately 150 miles from Memphis, TN
Demographic Details:
Hamilton has a local population of approximately 6,900 residents.
Median household income is approximately $54,871.
Data USA shows Hamilton’s employed population grew year over year in 2024, which is a positive sign for local worker traffic and spending activity.
Average traffic count is approximately 3,020 vehicles per day passing by the station, per seller-provided information.
These numbers, combined with the I-22 exit location, diesel volume, shower, and traveler-oriented setup, create a solid foundation for a buyer who can actively manage the business and increase inside sales, fuel sales, diesel customer loyalty, and repeat local traffic.
Why This Deal Stands Out
This is not a high-goodwill acquisition where the buyer has to overpay for historical performance. Instead, this is a low-entry business opportunity with real upside.
Key buyer advantages include:
Zero goodwill cost
Only inventory plus $20,000 acquisition fee
Existing inside sales and fuel volume
Strong diesel margin
Interstate-22 Exit 16 location
Shower already in place
Truck-driver and traveler-friendly setup
Existing gas station and convenience store operation
Opportunity to improve merchandising, signage, customer service, and store presentation
Potential to grow grab-and-go food, coffee, fountain drinks, traveler essentials, and trucker items
Good fit for a first-time buyer, owner-operator, or experienced gas station operator
A motivated owner-operator could step into an existing operation, improve store standards, increase customer loyalty, better serve truck and diesel customers, and build stronger local and traveler traffic.
Zero goodwill opportunities are rare, especially at an interstate exit location with fuel, diesel volume, shower, and existing sales.
Buyer only needs to pay for inventory plus a $20,000 acquisition fee.
Seller also owns a gas station less than 15 min from this location. Buy one or buy both for a potential multi-store opportunity.
Seller is unable to actively manage both locations. Seller's loss is the buyer's gain!
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