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Convenience stores in Tuolumne County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #719 of 2,261 scored counties
#31 of 54 scored counties in California

Listings
19
9 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$136.8M
On groceries · $6,031 a household
Spending per listing
$7.2M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.4
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
53,160
−4.0% 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 19 convenience stores in Tuolumne County. 9 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Tuolumne County spend about $136.8M a year on groceries, or $6,031 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.2M per store, 9% 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 Tuolumne County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 7,563 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Tuolumne County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Tuolumne County is 61 (upper middle), #719 of 2,261 scored counties and #31 of 54 scored counties in California.

How Tuolumne 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 Tuolumne County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureTuolumne CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.46.78.0
Spending per listing$7.2M$9.8M$7.9M
Households per official establishment7,5634,3533,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.6%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.0%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,031$6,548$6,319
Median household income$77,404$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6158

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$211K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
199 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Tuolumne 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 Tuolumne County

Population, 2025 estimate
53,160−4.0% since 2020
Households
22,690
Median age
48.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,221 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$77,404+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,064
Median home value
$433,200
Jobs located here
16,129
Daytime population
40,598Residents 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 Tuolumne 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
31Tuolumne County, CA61198.4$7.2M−4.0%#719 of 2,261

Other business types in Tuolumne County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Tuolumne County, CA?

Tuolumne County has 19 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

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

About $136.8M a year, or $6,031 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,690 households in Tuolumne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tuolumne County has 8.4 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.2M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Tuolumne County would have about 17, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,563 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Tuolumne County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Tuolumne County at 53,160 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,690 households. Median household income in Tuolumne County is $77,404, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Tuolumne County scores 61 for convenience stores (upper middle), #719 of 2,261 scored counties.

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