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Gas stations in Mariposa County, CA
The gas stations in Mariposa County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,551 of 2,358 scored counties
#43 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 13
- 8 chain locations (62%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,947 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.3
- 59% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,918
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 gas stations in Mariposa County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 62%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.3, 59% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Mariposa County spend about $22.1M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,947 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each station on map listings, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Mariposa County in 2023. That is one for every 834 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $733K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Mariposa County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mariposa County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gas stations, Mariposa County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,551 of 2,358 scored counties and #43 of 54 scored counties in California.
How Mariposa 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 | Mariposa County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.3 | 8.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $3.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 834 | 1,669 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,947 | $2,747 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $68,412 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 138 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
- $733K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Mariposa 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 Mariposa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,918−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,508
- Median age
- 51.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $68,412+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,438
- Median home value
- $387,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,459
- Daytime population
- 13,699Residents 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 |
| 43Mariposa County, CA | 41 | 13 | 17.3 | $1.7M | −1.2% | #1,551 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Mariposa 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 Mariposa County, CA?
There are 13 gas stations on map listings in Mariposa County as of September 2026. 8 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Mariposa County, CA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $22.1M a year, or $2,947 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,508 households in Mariposa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mariposa County, CA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Mariposa County has 17.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.7M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Mariposa County would have about 9, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 834 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Mariposa County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Mariposa County at 16,918 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,508 households. The median household income in Mariposa County is $68,412 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% 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. Mariposa County scores 41 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,551 of 2,358 scored counties.
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