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Gas stations in Contra Costa County, CA
The gas stations in Contra Costa County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #283 of 2,358 scored counties
#6 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 306
- 254 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 204
- +3.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,889 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,170,070
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,889 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Contra Costa County spend about $1.2B a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each station on map listings, 64% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Contra Costa County has 306 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 83% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.4, 32% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 204 businesses with payroll in Contra Costa County classed as gasoline stations, up 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,031 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $17M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Contra Costa County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Contra Costa County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Contra Costa County is 74 (upper middle), #283 of 2,358 scored counties and #6 of 54 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Contra Costa 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 | Contra Costa County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 8.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $3.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,031 | 1,669 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.6% | +7.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,889 | $2,747 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $127,229 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 197 → 204+3.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,684
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $57.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 306254 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 502The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $17M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,170,070+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 414,417
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,625
- Median household income
- $127,229+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $174,872
- Median home value
- $866,800
- Jobs located here
- 382,994
- Daytime population
- 1,022,844Residents 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 |
Other business types in Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 306 gas stations in Contra Costa County. 254 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 204 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Contra Costa County, CA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $1.2B a year, or $2,889 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 306 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 414,417 households in Contra Costa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Contra Costa County, CA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Contra Costa County has 7.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.9M, 64% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Contra Costa County would have about 502, against 306 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,031 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Contra Costa County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Contra Costa County at 1,170,070 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 414,417 households. Median household income in Contra Costa County is $127,229, 58% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Contra Costa County scores 74 for gas stations (upper middle), #283 of 2,358 scored counties.
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