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Convenience stores in Amador County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Amador County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 81 out of 100: High

Ranked #141 of 2,261 scored counties
#3 of 54 scored counties in California

Listings
9
5 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$99.1M
On groceries · $6,162 a household
Spending per listing
$11M
40% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.6
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,876
+3.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For convenience stores, Amador County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #141 of 2,261 scored counties and #3 of 54 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for convenience stores.

Households in Amador County spend about $99.1M a year on groceries, or $6,162 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $11M per store, 40% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 9 convenience stores on map listings in Amador County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 56% of them, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.6, 30% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Amador County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Amador County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Amador County compares

The same measures for California and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Convenience stores in Amador County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureAmador CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.66.78.0
Spending per listing$11M$9.8M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,3533,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.6%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,162$6,548$6,319
Median household income$88,044$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score8158

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
95 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Amador County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Amador County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,876+3.2% since 2020
Households
16,091
Median age
48.5
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
595 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$88,044+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,400
Median home value
$449,800
Jobs located here
12,065
Daytime population
33,003Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for convenience stores, numbered among those based in California, with Amador County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Benito County, CA9594.4$15.7M+8.6%#8 of 2,261
2Placer County, CA891026.5$10.6M+8.9%#45 of 2,261
3Amador County, CA8195.6$11M+3.2%#141 of 2,261
4Contra Costa County, CA802105.1$14M+0.3%#160 of 2,261
5Riverside County, CA805747.4$8.6M+5.0%#173 of 2,261
6Santa Clara County, CA793044.6$16.4M−0.9%#181 of 2,261
7El Dorado County, CA79466.0$11.2M+0.6%#188 of 2,261
8San Mateo County, CA781003.8$19.8M−2.5%#209 of 2,261
9San Joaquin County, CA782078.4$7.5M+5.5%#235 of 2,261
10San Luis Obispo County, CA77605.5$11.8M0.0%#243 of 2,261

Other business types in Amador County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Amador County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 convenience stores in Amador County. 5 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Amador County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Amador County, CA spend on groceries?

About $99.1M a year, or $6,162 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $11M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,091 households in Amador County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Amador County, CA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Amador County has 5.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $11M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Amador County would have about 13, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Amador County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Amador County at 41,876 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,091 households. The median household income in Amador County is $88,044 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Amador County scores 81 for convenience stores (high), #141 of 2,261 scored counties.

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