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Convenience stores in El Dorado County, CA
The convenience stores in El Dorado County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #188 of 2,261 scored counties
#7 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 46
- 26 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $514M
- On groceries · $6,747 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.2M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 192,323
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in El Dorado County is 79 (high), #188 of 2,261 scored counties and #7 of 54 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for convenience stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 46 convenience stores in El Dorado County. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 57%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $6,747 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in El Dorado County spend about $514M a year on groceries. That is about $11.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 42% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in El Dorado County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 5,860 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of El Dorado County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How El Dorado 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.
| Measure | El Dorado County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 6.7 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $11.2M | $9.8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,860 | 4,353 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.6% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,747 | $6,548 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $108,845 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4626 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The 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 El Dorado 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 El Dorado County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 192,323+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 76,185
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,708 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 113
- Median household income
- $108,845+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $150,330
- Median home value
- $679,900
- Jobs located here
- 57,451
- Daytime population
- 166,597Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Benito County, CA | 95 | 9 | 4.4 | $15.7M | +8.6% | #8 of 2,261 |
| 2Placer County, CA | 89 | 102 | 6.5 | $10.6M | +8.9% | #45 of 2,261 |
| 3Amador County, CA | 81 | 9 | 5.6 | $11M | +3.2% | #141 of 2,261 |
| 4Contra Costa County, CA | 80 | 210 | 5.1 | $14M | +0.3% | #160 of 2,261 |
| 5Riverside County, CA | 80 | 574 | 7.4 | $8.6M | +5.0% | #173 of 2,261 |
| 6Santa Clara County, CA | 79 | 304 | 4.6 | $16.4M | −0.9% | #181 of 2,261 |
| 7El Dorado County, CA | 79 | 46 | 6.0 | $11.2M | +0.6% | #188 of 2,261 |
| 8San Mateo County, CA | 78 | 100 | 3.8 | $19.8M | −2.5% | #209 of 2,261 |
| 9San Joaquin County, CA | 78 | 207 | 8.4 | $7.5M | +5.5% | #235 of 2,261 |
| 10San Luis Obispo County, CA | 77 | 60 | 5.5 | $11.8M | 0.0% | #243 of 2,261 |
Other business types in El Dorado County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores74
- Grocery stores69
- Convenience stores79
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in El Dorado County, CA?
El Dorado County has 46 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in El Dorado County, CA spend on groceries?
About $514M a year, or $6,747 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $11.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,185 households in El Dorado County and national spending patterns by income.
How does El Dorado County, CA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
El Dorado County has 6.0 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $11.2M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, El Dorado County would have about 65, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,860 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is El Dorado County, CA growing?
Population estimates put El Dorado County at 192,323 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,185 households. Median household income in El Dorado County is $108,845, 35% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. El Dorado County scores 79 for convenience stores (high), #188 of 2,261 scored counties.
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