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Gas stations in Placer County, CA
How Placer County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #198 of 2,358 scored counties
#4 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 164
- 141 chain locations (86%)
- Official establishments
- 114
- +5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $459.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,909 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 442,081
- +8.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Placer County is 78 (high), #198 of 2,358 scored counties and #4 of 54 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gas stations.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 164 gas stations in Placer County. Of those, 141 are chain locations, or 86%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 10.4 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Placer County comes to about $459.5M a year: $2,909 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 164 gas stations, that is $2.8M per station, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 114 businesses with payroll in Placer County classed as gasoline stations, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,386 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $15.1M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Placer County. Population estimates put the population change in Placer County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Placer 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 | Placer County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 8.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,386 | 1,669 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.6% | +7.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.9% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,909 | $2,747 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $115,998 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 108 → 114+5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 879
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 164141 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 193The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $15.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Placer 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 Placer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 442,081+8.9% since 2020
- Households
- 157,954
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 298
- Median household income
- $115,998+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $150,239
- Median home value
- $688,100
- Jobs located here
- 187,169
- Daytime population
- 424,461Residents 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 |
Other business types in Placer County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Placer County, CA?
There are 164 gas stations on map listings in Placer County as of September 2026. 141 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 114 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Placer County, CA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $459.5M 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 164 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 157,954 households in Placer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Placer County, CA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Placer County has 10.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.8M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Placer County would have about 193, against 164 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,386 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Placer County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Placer County at 442,081 people in 2025, up 8.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 157,954 households. The median household income in Placer County is $115,998 a year, 44% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Placer County scores 78 for gas stations (high), #198 of 2,358 scored counties.
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