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Gas stations in Butte County, CA
The gas stations in Butte County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #825 of 2,358 scored counties
#34 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 86
- 68 chain locations (79%)
- Official establishments
- 62
- +5.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $221.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,654 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 209,211
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 86 gas stations in Butte County. 68 of them (79%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.3, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,654 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Butte County spend about $221.1M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 86 gas stations, that is $2.6M per station, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 62 businesses with payroll in Butte County classed as gasoline stations, up 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,344 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $9M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Butte County.
Population estimates put the population change in Butte County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Butte County is 58 (upper middle), #825 of 2,358 scored counties and #34 of 54 scored counties in California.
How Butte County 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 | Butte County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 8.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $3.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,344 | 1,669 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.1% | +7.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,654 | $2,747 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $67,928 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 59 → 62+5.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 367
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8668 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 93The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Butte 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 Butte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 209,211−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 83,312
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,637 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 127
- Median household income
- $67,928+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,439
- Median home value
- $424,700
- Jobs located here
- 75,172
- Daytime population
- 203,711Residents 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 | 97 | 8 | 3.9 | $9M | +8.6% | #1 of 2,358 |
| 2Riverside County, CA | 87 | 568 | 7.3 | $4.2M | +5.0% | #54 of 2,358 |
| 3San Joaquin County, CA | 79 | 258 | 10.5 | $2.9M | +5.5% | #173 of 2,358 |
| 4Placer County, CA | 78 | 164 | 10.4 | $2.8M | +8.9% | #198 of 2,358 |
| 5San Bernardino County, CA | 75 | 695 | 10.3 | $3M | +1.9% | #259 of 2,358 |
| 6Contra Costa County, CA | 74 | 306 | 7.4 | $3.9M | +0.3% | #283 of 2,358 |
| 7Solano County, CA | 74 | 159 | 10.1 | $3M | +0.6% | #295 of 2,358 |
| 8Ventura County, CA | 73 | 211 | 7.5 | $4M | −1.5% | #313 of 2,358 |
| 9El Dorado County, CA | 73 | 78 | 10.2 | $3M | +0.6% | #321 of 2,358 |
| 10Orange County, CA | 72 | 691 | 6.4 | $4.5M | −1.1% | #331 of 2,358 |
| 34Butte County, CA | 58 | 86 | 10.3 | $2.6M | −0.5% | #825 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Butte County
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 Butte County, CA?
There are 86 gas stations on map listings in Butte County as of September 2026. 68 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 5.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Butte County, CA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $221.1M a year, or $2,654 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,312 households in Butte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Butte County, CA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Butte County has 10.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.6M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Butte County would have about 93, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,344 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Butte County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Butte County at 209,211 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 83,312 households. The median household income in Butte County is $67,928 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Butte County scores 58 for gas stations (upper middle), #825 of 2,358 scored counties.
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