2025 Top Propane Retailers: Single-state independent ranking

Empire Gas Co. Inc.

Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Web: empiregaspr.com
Founded: 1967
Owner: González Simounet family
2024 FY retail gallons: 110,495,000
Outlets: 110; States: 3; Customers: 12,000
Employees: 495; Bobtails: 107
Transports: 70
Storage volume: 18,000,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 15,000
Acquisitions: 5
Officers: Ketty González Simounet, director; Ramón González Simounet, director; Xavier González Simounet, director; Waleska González Simounet, director; Horacio Martinez, controller

Dooley’s Petroleum Inc.

Location: Willmar, Minnesota
Web: dooleypetro.com
Founded: 1985
Owner: Randy Dooley
2024 FY retail gallons: 27,186,337
Outlets: 8; States: 1; Customers: 14,847
Employees: 65; Bobtails: 24; Transports: 11
Storage volume: 1,034,700 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 12,379
Officers: Randy Dooley, president and CEO; Scott Jones, COO; Mike Johnson, CFO
Operations managers: Dan Selander, director of operations; Heidi Hagen, bulk fuel logistics manager and CSR supervisor; Scott Mitteness, service manager

Crystal Flash Inc.

Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Web: crystalflash.com
Founded: 1932
Owners: Employee-owned
2024 FY retail gallons: 19,820,000
Outlets: 15; States: 1; Customers: 26,570
Employees: 299; Bobtails: 54
Transports: 56
Storage volume: 1,000,000 gallons
Officers: Brad Gandy, CEO; TJ Lehnertz, VP operations; Charles Kroll, CFO; Doug Beverage, CIO; Chris Mull, director of sales/customer support
Operations managers: Directors: Pete Aardema, bulk plant operations; Craig Broekhuizen, transportation

Premier Cooperative

Location: Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Web: premiercooperative.com
Founded: 1893
2024 FY retail gallons: 13,100,000
Outlets: 7; States: 1; Customers: 15,000
Employees: 31; Bobtails: 26
Storage volume: 800,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 15,600
Officers: Matt Severson, CEO; Andy Jones, CFO; David Fiene, COO
Operations managers: Tim Lease, energy division manager

Central Farm Service

Location: Truman, Minnesota
Web: cfscoop.com
2024 FY retail gallons: 13,081,397
Outlets: 11; States: 2; Customers: 8,900
Employees: 33; Bobtails: 16
Storage volume: 1,746,600 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 11,000
Acquisitions: 1 (More’s Ag Service)
Officers: Steve Scholtz, VP, energy
Operations managers: Jim Jung, operations manager

Foster Fuels Inc.

Location: Brookneal, Virginia
Web: fosterfuels.com
Founded: 1921
Owner: Watt R. Foster Jr.
2024 FY retail gallons: 12,300,000
Outlets: 6; States: 1; Customers: 20,000
Employees: 255; Bobtails: 28; Transports: 9
Storage volume: 380,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 11,000
Officers: Watt R. Foster Jr., president & CEO; Will Rohrig, president; Darrell St. John, SVP & CIO; Michael Cortez, CFO; Darryl Whitesell, CFP & general counsel
Operations managers: Lindie Honsberger, SVP, propane services; Rick Tate, VP, propane technical operations

Energy Partners LLC

Location: Missoula, Montana
Web: energypartnerspropane.com
Founded: 2001
Owner: Missoula Electric Coop / CHS Inc.
2024 FY retail gallons: 11,500,000
Outlets: 7; States: 1; Customers: 18,000
Employees: 70; Bobtails: 23; Transports: 2
Storage volume: 830,000 gallons
Officers: DeWayne O’Brien, GM; Tucker Eslinger, safety director; Anna Taylor, HR director; Becca Neer, controller
Operations managers: Dustin Smith, Dustin Bertot, Bob Dube, John Thomas, Tim Buchanan

AgState

Location: Cherokee, Iowa
Web: agstate.org
Owner: Co-op
2024 FY retail gallons: 11,000,000
Outlets: 40; States: 1; Customers: 5,000
Employees: 25; Bobtails: 6
Storage volume: 500,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 2,800
Officers: Marty Lau, VP, energy

Pearl City Elevator

Location: Lena, Illinois
Web: pce-coops.com
Founded: 1917
Owner: Farmer-owned cooperative
2024 FY retail gallons: 10,444,915
Outlets: 8; States: 2; Customers: 2,700
Employees: 15; Bobtails: 8
Storage volume: 480,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 1,200
Officers: Kevin Elkerman, CEO
Operations managers: Greg Burckhardt, energy operations manager

Cole Oil & Propane

Location: Lomira, Wisconsin
Web: coleoilandpropane.com
Founded: 1921
Owners: Tom, Tony & Traci Cole
2024 FY retail gallons: 8,750,000
Outlets: 3; States: 1; Customers: 10,000
Employees: 28; Bobtails: 20; Transports: 2
Storage volume: 498,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 8,700
Officers: Tony Cole, president; Tom Cole, VP; Traci Cole, VP
Operations managers: Nick Tasch, Ripon branch manager; Craig Tillema, Friesland branch manager; Mike Holzmann, service manager; Steve Schill, operations manager

Northwest Propane

Location: Carrollton, Texas
Web: northwestpropane.com
Founded: 1946
2024 FY retail gallons: 8,298,300
Outlets: 4; States: 1; Customers: 14,300
Employees: 48; Bobtails: 16; Transports: 6
Storage volume: 524,000 gallons
Officers: J. Ben Wood, president; Tim L. Wood, VP; Jerry L. Hatzfeld, secretary treasurer
Operations managers: J. Ben Wood, operations; Andrew Hatzfeld, personnel

Northern Star

Cooperative Services
Location: Deer River, Minnesota
Web: northernstarcoop.com
Founded: 1922
Owner: Member-owned cooperative
2024 FY retail gallons: 7,415,000
Outlets: 7; States: 1; Customers: 15,000
Employees: 50; Bobtails: 27; Transports: 1
Storage volume: 625,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 13,000
Officers: Bradley Box, CEO; James Peterson, president; Victor Williams, VP; Travis Anttila, secretary; directors: Shirley Nixon, Ryan Fox, Barbara Gunderson, Jason Newberg, John Scheel
Operations managers: Nicole Osse, assistant GM; Patrick Bleth, operations manager; Brenda Hendrickson, credit manager; Shelby Box, marketing manager

CoEnergy Propane

Location: Redmond, Oregon
Web: coenergy.net
Founded: 2001
2024 FY retail gallons: 6,850,000
Outlets: 2; States: 1
Employees: 27; Bobtails: 9; Transports: 1
Storage volume: 210,000 gallons
Officers: Bryan Adams, president & CEO
Operations managers: Kevin Karpstein, director of operations

Quality Propane Inc.

Location: Clinton, Connecticut
Web: qualitypropaneonline.com
Founded: 1992
Owners: The Malazzi family
2024 FY retail gallons: 6,704,370
Outlets: 2; States: 2; Customers: 11,246
Employees: 52; Bobtails: 19; Transports: 2
Storage volume: 240,000 gallons

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