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Convenience stores in Lassen County, CA

The convenience stores in Lassen County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$52.4M
On groceries · $5,664 a household
Spending per listing
$26.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
28,117
−13.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 convenience stores in Lassen County. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on groceries in Lassen County comes to about $52.4M a year: $5,664 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $26.2M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Lassen County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lassen County declined 13.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 convenience stores on map listings, Lassen County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lassen 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 Lassen County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureLassen CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.26.78.0
Spending per listing$26.2M$9.8M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,3533,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.6%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−13.1%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,664$6,548$6,319
Median household income$67,403$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored58

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
21 chain location
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 Lassen 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 Lassen County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,117−13.1% since 2020
Households
9,247
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,541 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$67,403+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,989
Median home value
$265,300
Jobs located here
7,005
Daytime population
30,176Residents 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 Lassen 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
Lassen County, CANot scored22.2$26.2M−13.1%

Other business types in Lassen County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Lassen County, CA?

Lassen County has 2 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Lassen County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $52.4M a year, or $5,664 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $26.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,247 households in Lassen County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lassen County has 2 convenience stores on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Lassen County would have about 7, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Lassen County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Lassen County at 28,117 people in 2025, down 13.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,247 households. Median household income in Lassen County is $67,403, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.6%, 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. Lassen County has no market score for convenience stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Lassen County

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