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Gas stations in Riverside County, CA
The gas stations in Riverside County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 87 out of 100: High
Ranked #54 of 2,358 scored counties
#2 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 568
- 499 chain locations (88%)
- Official establishments
- 452
- +4.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.4B
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,091 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 77% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,544,916
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Riverside County is 87 (high), #54 of 2,358 scored counties and #2 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 568 gas stations in Riverside County. Of those, 499 are chain locations, or 88%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.3, 33% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $3,091 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Riverside County spend about $2.4B a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $4.2M of household spending for each station on map listings, 77% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 452 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Riverside County in 2023, up 4.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,715 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 30 SBA-backed loans worth $67M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Riverside County. Population estimates put the population change in Riverside County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Riverside 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 | Riverside County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 8.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $3.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,715 | 1,669 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.9% | +7.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,091 | $2,747 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $93,074 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 87 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 431 → 452+4.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,181
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $165.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 568499 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,005The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 30
- Amount
- $67M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Riverside 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 Riverside County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,544,916+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 775,335
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 7,209 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 344
- Median household income
- $93,074+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,893
- Median home value
- $557,300
- Jobs located here
- 814,658
- Daytime population
- 2,232,472Residents 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 Riverside 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 Riverside County, CA?
There are 568 gas stations on map listings in Riverside County as of September 2026. 499 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 452 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 4.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Riverside County, CA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $2.4B a year, or $3,091 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 568 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $4.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 775,335 households in Riverside County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Riverside County, CA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Riverside County has 7.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $4.2M, 77% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Riverside County would have about 1,005, against 568 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,715 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Riverside County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Riverside County at 2,544,916 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 775,335 households. The median household income in Riverside County is $93,074 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% 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. Riverside County scores 87 for gas stations (high), #54 of 2,358 scored counties.
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