Groceries and convenience · County · California
Convenience stores in San Joaquin County, CA
How San Joaquin 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 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #235 of 2,261 scored counties
#9 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 207
- 141 chain locations (68%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- −15.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.6B
- On groceries · $6,351 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.5M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 823,815
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 207 convenience stores in San Joaquin County. 141 of them (68%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That is 8.4 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in San Joaquin County spend about $1.6B a year on groceries, or $6,351 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 207 convenience stores, that is $7.5M per store, 4% below 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 44 businesses with payroll in San Joaquin County classed as convenience stores, down 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 5,574 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $6.1M have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in San Joaquin County.
Population estimates show San Joaquin County grew 5.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in San Joaquin County is 78 (high), #235 of 2,261 scored counties and #9 of 54 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How San Joaquin 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 | San Joaquin County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 6.7 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.5M | $9.8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,574 | 4,353 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.4% | +8.6% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,351 | $6,548 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $92,179 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 52 → 44−15.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 195
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 207141 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 198The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $6.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 823,815+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 245,250
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 573
- Median household income
- $92,179+43.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,604
- Median home value
- $530,700
- Jobs located here
- 284,408
- Daytime population
- 748,070Residents 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 San Joaquin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores56
- Grocery stores45
- Convenience stores78
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 San Joaquin County, CA?
There are 207 convenience stores on map listings in San Joaquin County as of September 2026. 141 of them (68%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, down 15.4% from 2019.
How much do households in San Joaquin County, CA spend on groceries?
About $1.6B a year, or $6,351 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 207 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 245,250 households in San Joaquin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Joaquin County, CA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
San Joaquin County has 8.4 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.5M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, San Joaquin County would have about 198, against 207 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,574 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is San Joaquin County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Joaquin County at 823,815 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 245,250 households. Median household income in San Joaquin County is $92,179, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.1%, 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. San Joaquin County scores 78 for convenience stores (high), #235 of 2,261 scored counties.
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