Groceries and convenience · County · California
Convenience stores in Tulare County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Tulare County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,091 of 2,261 scored counties
#41 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 149
- 59 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- +7.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $835.8M
- On groceries · $5,837 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.6M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 485,146
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 149 convenience stores in Tulare County. Of those, 59 are chain locations, or 40%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 10.4 per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Tulare County spend about $835.8M a year on groceries, or $5,837 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 29% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Tulare County in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,254 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Tulare County.
Population estimates show Tulare County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Tulare County is 51 (upper middle), #1,091 of 2,261 scored counties and #41 of 54 scored counties in California.
How Tulare 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 | Tulare County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 6.7 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.6M | $9.8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,254 | 4,353 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.3% | +8.6% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,837 | $6,548 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $71,300 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 44+7.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 221
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14959 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 106The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Tulare 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 Tulare County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 485,146+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 143,195
- Median age
- 32.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 4,824 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $71,300+43.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,178
- Median home value
- $330,100
- Jobs located here
- 170,584
- Daytime population
- 466,926Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for convenience stores, numbered among those based in California, with Tulare County marked.
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 |
| 41Tulare County, CA | 51 | 149 | 10.4 | $5.6M | +2.4% | #1,091 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Tulare County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores35
- Grocery stores28
- Convenience stores51
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 Tulare County, CA?
There are 149 convenience stores on map listings in Tulare County as of September 2026. 59 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Tulare County, CA spend on groceries?
About $835.8M a year, or $5,837 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 149 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 143,195 households in Tulare County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tulare County, CA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Tulare County has 10.4 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.6M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Tulare County would have about 106, against 149 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,254 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Tulare County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Tulare County at 485,146 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 143,195 households. Median household income in Tulare County is $71,300, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.5%, 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. Tulare County scores 51 for convenience stores (upper middle), #1,091 of 2,261 scored counties.
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