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Convenience stores in Mariposa County, CA

How Mariposa County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,074 of 2,261 scored counties
#40 of 54 scored counties in California

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$43.7M
On groceries · $5,817 a household
Spending per listing
$7.3M
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,918
−1.2% 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

Households in Mariposa County spend about $43.7M a year on groceries, or $5,817 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 convenience stores, that is $7.3M per store, 8% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

Mariposa County has 6 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 8.0 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Mariposa County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Mariposa County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Mariposa County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #1,074 of 2,261 scored counties and #40 of 54 scored counties in California.

How Mariposa 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 Mariposa County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureMariposa CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.06.78.0
Spending per listing$7.3M$9.8M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,3533,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.6%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,817$6,548$6,319
Median household income$68,412$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score5158

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
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Mariposa 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 Mariposa County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,918−1.2% since 2020
Households
7,508
Median age
51.9
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,449 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$68,412+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,438
Median home value
$387,900
Jobs located here
5,459
Daytime population
13,699Residents 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 Mariposa 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
40Mariposa County, CA5168.0$7.3M−1.2%#1,074 of 2,261

Other business types in Mariposa County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Mariposa County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 convenience stores in Mariposa County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Mariposa County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $43.7M a year, or $5,817 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.3M 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 7,508 households in Mariposa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mariposa County has 8.0 convenience stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.3M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending.

How fast is Mariposa County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Mariposa County at 16,918 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,508 households. The median household income in Mariposa County is $68,412 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% 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. Mariposa County scores 51 for convenience stores (upper middle), #1,074 of 2,261 scored counties.

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

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