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Convenience stores in Glenn County, CA
The convenience stores in Glenn County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,822 of 2,261 scored counties
#53 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 12
- 6 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $55.7M
- On groceries · $5,673 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.2
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,141
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Glenn County is 29 (lower middle), #1,822 of 2,261 scored counties and #53 of 54 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Glenn County spend about $55.7M a year on groceries, or $5,673 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.6M per store, 41% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
Glenn County has 12 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 12.2 for every 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Glenn County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 2,453 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Glenn County declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Glenn 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 | Glenn County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.2 | 6.7 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $9.8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,453 | 4,353 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.6% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,673 | $6,548 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $67,139 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $613K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 126 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Glenn 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 Glenn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,141−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 9,810
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,314 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $67,139+35.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,971
- Median home value
- $352,400
- Jobs located here
- 9,191
- Daytime population
- 25,050Residents 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 |
| 53Glenn County, CA | 29 | 12 | 12.2 | $4.6M | −2.6% | #1,822 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Glenn County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores18
- Grocery stores22
- Convenience stores29
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 Glenn County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 convenience stores in Glenn County. 6 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Glenn County, CA spend on groceries?
About $55.7M a year, or $5,673 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 9,810 households in Glenn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Glenn County, CA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Glenn County has 12.2 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.6M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Glenn County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,453 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Glenn County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Glenn County at 28,141 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,810 households. The median household income in Glenn County is $67,139 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.3% 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. Glenn County scores 29 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,822 of 2,261 scored counties.
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