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Gas stations in Inyo County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Inyo County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 8 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,347 of 2,358 scored counties
#54 of 54 scored counties 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 Groundwork market score for gas stations in Inyo County is 8 (very low), #2,347 of 2,358 scored counties and #54 of 54 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 gas stations in Inyo County. 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 Inyo County 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.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Inyo County in 2023. 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 Inyo County. Population estimates show Inyo County declined 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Inyo 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 | Inyo County | 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 | 8 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 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 Inyo 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 Inyo County
- 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+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- 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 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 |
| 54Inyo County, CA | 8 | 28 | 34.8 | $781K | −4.4% | #2,347 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Inyo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many gas stations are in Inyo County, CA?
Inyo County 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 Inyo County, CA 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 Inyo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Inyo County, CA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Inyo County 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, Inyo County 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 Inyo County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Inyo County 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 Inyo County is $73,991 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.1% 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. Inyo County scores 8 for gas stations (very low), #2,347 of 2,358 scored counties.
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