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Gas stations in Humboldt County, CA
How Humboldt County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,196 of 2,358 scored counties
#40 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 52
- 34 chain locations (65%)
- Official establishments
- 54
- −3.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $140.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,562 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,647
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 gas stations in Humboldt County. 34 of them (65%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 9.5 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Humboldt County spend about $140.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,562 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each station on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Humboldt County was 54 in 2023, down 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,017 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $11M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Humboldt County.
Population estimates show Humboldt County declined 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Humboldt County is 49 (lower middle), #1,196 of 2,358 scored counties and #40 of 54 scored counties in California.
How Humboldt 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 | Humboldt County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 8.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,017 | 1,669 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.6% | +7.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,562 | $2,747 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $61,160 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56 → 54−3.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 457
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5234 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $11M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Humboldt 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 Humboldt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,647−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 54,922
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $61,160+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,194
- Median home value
- $446,900
- Jobs located here
- 48,178
- Daytime population
- 133,286Residents 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 |
| 40Humboldt County, CA | 49 | 52 | 9.5 | $2.7M | −3.4% | #1,196 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Humboldt County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Humboldt County, CA?
Humboldt County has 52 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (65%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 3.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Humboldt County, CA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $140.7M a year, or $2,562 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,922 households in Humboldt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Humboldt County, CA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Humboldt County has 9.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.7M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Humboldt County would have about 59, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,017 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Humboldt County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Humboldt County at 131,647 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,922 households. The median household income in Humboldt County is $61,160 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. Humboldt County scores 49 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,196 of 2,358 scored counties.
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