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Gas stations in the Bishop, CA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in the Bishop, CA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 7 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #533 of 536 scored small-town markets
#9 of 9 scored small-town markets based in California
- Listings
- 28
- 16 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.9M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,720 a household
- Spending per listing
- $781K
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.8
- 3.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,158
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Bishop area scores 7 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #533 of 536 scored small-town markets and #9 of 9 scored small-town markets based in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 gas stations in the Bishop area. Chain locations make up 57% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 34.8 per 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in the Bishop area comes to about $21.9M a year: $2,720 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $781K per station, 67% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in the Bishop area classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 447 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Bishop area. Population estimates show the Bishop area declined 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Bishop area compares
The same measures for California and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all gasoline and other fuels by the gas stations 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 | Bishop area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.8 | 8.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $781K | $3.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 447 | 1,669 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,720 | $2,747 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $73,991 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 7 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18
- Employees, 2023
- 134
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2816 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Bishop area, 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 the Bishop area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,158−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,040
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 10,197 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $73,991
- Average household income
- $94,111
- Median home value
- $348,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,330
- Daytime population
- 17,028Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 88 | 16 | 7.4 | $4.3M | +0.9% | #5 of 536 |
| 1Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 76 | 42 | 9.8 | $3M | −0.4% | #46 of 536 |
| 2Clearlake, CA | 62 | 39 | 14.5 | $2M | −0.6% | #146 of 536 |
| 3Sonora, CA | 59 | 33 | 14.5 | $2M | −4.0% | #174 of 536 |
| 4Eureka-Arcata, CA | 57 | 52 | 9.5 | $2.7M | −3.4% | #191 of 536 |
| 5Crescent City, CA | 55 | 11 | 11.6 | $2.3M | −4.4% | #214 of 536 |
| 6Ukiah, CA | 45 | 46 | 13.2 | $2M | −3.5% | #324 of 536 |
| 7Red Bluff, CA | 33 | 53 | 21.4 | $1.3M | −1.7% | #436 of 536 |
| 8Susanville, CA | 20 | 22 | 23.8 | $1.2M | −13.1% | #500 of 536 |
| 9Bishop, CA | 7 | 28 | 34.8 | $781K | −4.4% | #533 of 536 |
Other business types in the Bishop area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in the Bishop, CA area?
The Bishop area has 28 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in the Bishop, CA area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $21.9M a year, or $2,720 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $781K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,040 households in the Bishop area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bishop, CA area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Bishop area has 34.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $781K, 67% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Bishop area would have about 9, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 447 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bishop, CA area growing?
Population estimates put the Bishop area at 18,158 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,040 households. The median household income in the Bishop area is $73,991 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Bishop area scores 7 for gas stations (very low), #533 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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