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Gas stations in the Visalia, CA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in the Visalia, CA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #262 of 387 scored metro areas
#22 of 25 scored metro areas based 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
As of September 2026, map listings count 243 gas stations in the Visalia metro area. Of those, 182 are chain locations, or 75%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 17.0 per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in the Visalia metro area spend about $426.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,980 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 243 gas stations, that is $1.8M per station, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Visalia metro area was 153 in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 936 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 31 SBA-backed loans worth $63.3M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Visalia metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Visalia metro area grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, the Visalia metro area has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #262 of 387 scored metro areas and #22 of 25 scored metro areas based in California.
How the Visalia metro area 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 | Visalia metro area | 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 | 41 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Visalia metro area, 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 the Visalia metro area
- 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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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in California for gas stations, numbered among those based in California, with the Visalia metro area marked.
Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 82 | 1,263 | 8.7 | $3.6M | +3.5% | #12 of 387 |
| 2Stockton-Lodi, CA | 75 | 258 | 10.5 | $2.9M | +5.5% | #34 of 387 |
| 3Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 74 | 211 | 7.5 | $4M | −1.5% | #39 of 387 |
| 4Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 73 | 141 | 7.4 | $3.9M | −0.4% | #46 of 387 |
| 5Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 73 | 738 | 8.4 | $3.3M | +3.2% | #47 of 387 |
| 6Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 72 | 73 | 7.5 | $3.9M | −4.7% | #50 of 387 |
| 7San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 71 | 705 | 6.0 | $4.6M | −0.6% | #54 of 387 |
| 8San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 71 | 465 | 6.8 | $4.1M | −0.6% | #56 of 387 |
| 9San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 70 | 91 | 8.3 | $3.6M | 0.0% | #65 of 387 |
| 10Vallejo, CA | 70 | 159 | 10.1 | $3M | +0.6% | #67 of 387 |
| 22Visalia, CA | 41 | 243 | 17.0 | $1.8M | +2.4% | #262 of 387 |
Other business types in the Visalia metro area
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 the Visalia, CA metro area?
The Visalia metro area has 243 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 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. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Visalia, CA metro area 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 the Visalia metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Visalia, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Visalia metro area 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 national ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Visalia metro area 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 the Visalia, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Visalia metro area at 485,146 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 143,195 households. The median household income in the Visalia metro area is $71,300 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.5% 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. The Visalia metro area scores 41 for gas stations (lower middle), #262 of 387 scored metro areas.
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