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Convenience stores in Siskiyou County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Siskiyou County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,545 of 2,261 scored counties
#52 of 54 scored counties in California

Listings
18
5 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$105.1M
On groceries · $5,507 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.4
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
42,013
−4.5% 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 18 convenience stores in Siskiyou County. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.4, 18% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $5,507 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Siskiyou County spend about $105.1M a year on groceries. Spread across 18 convenience stores, that is $5.8M per store, 26% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Siskiyou County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,816 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Siskiyou County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For convenience stores, Siskiyou County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,545 of 2,261 scored counties and #52 of 54 scored counties in California.

How Siskiyou 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 Siskiyou County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSiskiyou CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.46.78.0
Spending per listing$5.8M$9.8M$7.9M
Households per official establishment3,8164,3533,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.6%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.5%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,507$6,548$6,319
Median household income$59,095$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3858

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$198K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
185 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Siskiyou 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 Siskiyou County

Population, 2025 estimate
42,013−4.5% since 2020
Households
19,079
Median age
46.8
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
6,279 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$59,095+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,222
Median home value
$309,500
Jobs located here
13,187
Daytime population
41,151Residents 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 Siskiyou 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
52Siskiyou County, CA38189.4$5.8M−4.5%#1,545 of 2,261

Other business types in Siskiyou County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Siskiyou County, CA?

Siskiyou County has 18 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

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

About $105.1M a year, or $5,507 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,079 households in Siskiyou County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Siskiyou County has 9.4 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.8M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Siskiyou County would have about 13, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,816 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Siskiyou County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Siskiyou County at 42,013 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,079 households. Median household income in Siskiyou County is $59,095, 27% below 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. Siskiyou County scores 38 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,545 of 2,261 scored counties.

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