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Gas stations in Napa County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Napa County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #612 of 2,358 scored counties
#26 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 47
- 37 chain locations (79%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- +18.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $144.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,909 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 132,949
- −3.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,909 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Napa County spend about $144.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each station on map listings, 29% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 47 gas stations on map listings in Napa County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 79% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 9.4 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 38 businesses with payroll in Napa County classed as gasoline stations, up 18.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,310 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Napa County declined 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gas stations, Napa County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #612 of 2,358 scored counties and #26 of 54 scored counties in California.
How Napa 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 | Napa County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.4 | 8.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,310 | 1,669 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.8% | +7.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.3% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,909 | $2,747 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $111,471 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 38+18.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 305
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4737 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Napa 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 Napa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 132,949−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 49,763
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 752 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 179
- Median household income
- $111,471+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $161,760
- Median home value
- $869,500
- Jobs located here
- 76,014
- Daytime population
- 143,128Residents 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 |
| 26Napa County, CA | 63 | 47 | 9.4 | $3.1M | −3.3% | #612 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Napa County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gas stations are in Napa County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 47 gas stations in Napa County. 37 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 18.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Napa County, CA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $144.8M a year, or $2,909 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,763 households in Napa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Napa County, CA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Napa County has 9.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.1M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Napa County would have about 61, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,310 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Napa County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Napa County at 132,949 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,763 households. Median household income in Napa County is $111,471, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Napa County scores 63 for gas stations (upper middle), #612 of 2,358 scored counties.
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