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Gas stations in Tulare County, CA
The gas stations in Tulare County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,004 of 2,358 scored counties
#37 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 243
- 182 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 153
- +7.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $426.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,980 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.0
- 56% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 485,146
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Tulare County comes to about $426.8M a year: $2,980 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per station, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 243 gas stations on map listings in Tulare County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 75% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 17.0 per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 153 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Tulare County in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 936 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 31 SBA-backed loans worth $63.3M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Tulare County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tulare County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Tulare County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,004 of 2,358 scored counties and #37 of 54 scored counties in California.
How Tulare 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 | Tulare County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.0 | 8.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $3.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 936 | 1,669 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.0% | +7.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,980 | $2,747 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $71,300 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 143 → 153+7.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,316
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $41.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 243182 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 179The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 31
- Amount
- $63.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Tulare 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 Tulare County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 485,146+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 143,195
- Median age
- 32.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 4,824 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $71,300+43.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,178
- Median home value
- $330,100
- Jobs located here
- 170,584
- Daytime population
- 466,926Residents 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 |
| 37Tulare County, CA | 54 | 243 | 17.0 | $1.8M | +2.4% | #1,004 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Tulare 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 Tulare County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 243 gas stations in Tulare County. 182 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 153 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Tulare County, CA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $426.8M a year, or $2,980 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 243 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 143,195 households in Tulare County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tulare County, CA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Tulare County has 17.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.8M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Tulare County would have about 179, against 243 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 936 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Tulare County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Tulare County at 485,146 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 143,195 households. Median household income in Tulare County is $71,300, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.5%, 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. Tulare County scores 54 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,004 of 2,358 scored counties.
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