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Gas stations in Plumas County, CA
The gas stations in Plumas County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,336 of 2,358 scored counties
#53 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 22
- 16 chain locations (73%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,694 a household
- Spending per listing
- $986K
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.3
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,583
- −5.9% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, Plumas County has a Groundwork market score of 10 (low): #2,336 of 2,358 scored counties and #53 of 54 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 gas stations in Plumas County. Chain locations make up 73% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.3, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Plumas County spend about $21.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,694 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $986K of household spending for each station on map listings, 59% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Plumas County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 503 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $9.2M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Plumas County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Plumas County declined 5.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Plumas 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 | Plumas County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.3 | 8.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $986K | $3.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 503 | 1,669 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.9% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,694 | $2,747 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $66,031 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 90
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2216 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
- 4
- Amount
- $9.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Plumas 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 Plumas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,583−5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 8,054
- Median age
- 50.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,553 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $66,031+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,802
- Median home value
- $360,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,669
- Daytime population
- 17,759Residents 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 |
| 53Plumas County, CA | 10 | 22 | 27.3 | $986K | −5.9% | #2,336 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Plumas 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 Plumas County, CA?
Plumas County has 22 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (73%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Plumas County, CA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $21.7M a year, or $2,694 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $986K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,054 households in Plumas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Plumas County, CA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Plumas County has 27.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $986K, 59% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Plumas County would have about 9, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 503 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Plumas County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Plumas County at 18,583 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,054 households. The median household income in Plumas County is $66,031 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.3% 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. Plumas County scores 10 for gas stations (low), #2,336 of 2,358 scored counties.
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