Gas station life cycle:
Phase 1 - new build, modern, clean, everything works, best employees to get it started up
Phase 2 - maintained well, employees still have pride and effort
Phase 3 - facilities start to breakdown, lack of reinvestment, employees lose hope, cleanliness takes a dive
Phase 4 - hazmat bathrooms, surly employees, lost cause
Caseys in phase 1 and 2 are fine. Caseys in 3 and 4 are probably worse than I've described above.
Kwik Star is basically in phase 1 and 2 in Iowa as they've expanded a ton the past 5-10 years here. I HOPE they reinvest and keep running it right, but IDK if anyone in the space has ever really done that.