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Gas stations in Imperial County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Imperial County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,629 of 2,358 scored counties
#45 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 81
- 68 chain locations (84%)
- Official establishments
- 63
- +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $135.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,734 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.3
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 181,411
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 81 gas stations in Imperial County. Of those, 68 are chain locations, or 84%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 16.3 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Imperial County comes to about $135.7M a year: $2,734 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 81 gas stations, that is $1.7M per station, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 63 businesses with payroll in Imperial County classed as gasoline stations, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 788 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $6.8M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Imperial County.
Population estimates put the population change in Imperial County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Imperial County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,629 of 2,358 scored counties and #45 of 54 scored counties in California.
How Imperial 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 | Imperial County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.3 | 8.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $3.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 788 | 1,669 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.0% | +7.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,734 | $2,747 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $57,681 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 60 → 63+5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 721
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8168 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $6.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Imperial 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 Imperial County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 181,411+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 49,644
- Median age
- 33.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,176 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 43
- Median household income
- $57,681+21.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,363
- Median home value
- $309,600
- Jobs located here
- 63,081
- Daytime population
- 165,766Residents 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 |
| 45Imperial County, CA | 39 | 81 | 16.3 | $1.7M | +1.1% | #1,629 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Imperial 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
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Imperial County, CA?
There are 81 gas stations on map listings in Imperial County as of September 2026. 68 of them (84%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Imperial County, CA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $135.7M a year, or $2,734 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,644 households in Imperial County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Imperial County, CA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Imperial County has 16.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.7M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Imperial County would have about 57, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 788 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Imperial County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Imperial County at 181,411 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 49,644 households. The median household income in Imperial County is $57,681 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.1% 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. Imperial County scores 39 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,629 of 2,358 scored counties.
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