Groceries and convenience · County · California
Convenience stores in Ventura County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Ventura County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #394 of 2,261 scored counties
#19 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 162
- 122 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 67
- +11.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.9B
- On groceries · $6,757 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.7M
- 48% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 830,851
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $6,757 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Ventura County spend about $1.9B a year on groceries. Spread across 162 convenience stores, that is $11.7M per store, 48% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
Ventura County has 162 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 122 are chain locations, or 75%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Ventura County in 2023, up 11.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,184 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Ventura County.
Population estimates show Ventura County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Ventura County is 71 (upper middle), #394 of 2,261 scored counties and #19 of 54 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Ventura 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 | Ventura County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 6.7 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $11.7M | $9.8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,184 | 4,353 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.7% | +8.6% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,757 | $6,548 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $109,797 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 60 → 67+11.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 308
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 162122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 240The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $2.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Ventura 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 Ventura County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 830,851−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 280,360
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,841 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 455
- Median household income
- $109,797+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $144,867
- Median home value
- $822,700
- Jobs located here
- 321,509
- Daytime population
- 755,963Residents 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 |
| 19Ventura County, CA | 71 | 162 | 5.8 | $11.7M | −1.5% | #394 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Ventura County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores57
- Grocery stores48
- Convenience stores71
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 Ventura County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 162 convenience stores in Ventura County. 122 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 11.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Ventura County, CA spend on groceries?
About $1.9B a year, or $6,757 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 162 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $11.7M 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 280,360 households in Ventura County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ventura County, CA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Ventura County has 5.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $11.7M, 48% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Ventura County would have about 240, against 162 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,184 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Ventura County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Ventura County at 830,851 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 280,360 households. The median household income in Ventura County is $109,797 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. Ventura County scores 71 for convenience stores (upper middle), #394 of 2,261 scored counties.
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