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Gas stations in Lake County, CA
The gas stations in Lake County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,081 of 2,358 scored counties
#38 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 39
- 23 chain locations (59%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- +13.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $78.6M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,917 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.5
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,772
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,917 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Lake County spend about $78.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $2M of household spending for each station on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 39 gas stations on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 59% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 14.5 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Lake County was 25 in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,078 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $7.2M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Lake County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lake County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Lake County is 52 (upper middle), #1,081 of 2,358 scored counties and #38 of 54 scored counties in California.
How Lake 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 | Lake County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.5 | 8.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $3.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,078 | 1,669 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.6% | +7.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,917 | $2,747 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $60,621 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 25+13.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 234
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3923 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $7.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,772−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 26,940
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,255 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $60,621+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,306
- Median home value
- $324,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,936
- Daytime population
- 61,990Residents 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 |
| 38Lake County, CA | 52 | 39 | 14.5 | $2M | −0.6% | #1,081 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Lake 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 Lake County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 gas stations in Lake County. 23 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Lake County, CA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $78.6M a year, or $2,917 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,940 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, CA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Lake County has 14.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Lake County would have about 33, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,078 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 67,772 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,940 households. Median household income in Lake County is $60,621, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Lake County scores 52 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,081 of 2,358 scored counties.
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