Groceries and convenience · County · California
Grocery stores in Tehama County, CA
How Tehama County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,282 of 2,070 scored counties
#28 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 14
- 4 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $140.3M
- On groceries · $5,659 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,665
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 grocery stores in Tehama County. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 5.6 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Tehama County spend about $140.3M a year on groceries, or $5,659 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $10M of household spending for each store on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Tehama County in 2023. That is one for every 1,907 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $935K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Tehama County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tehama County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Tehama County is 42 (lower middle), #1,282 of 2,070 scored counties and #28 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Tehama County compares
The same measures for California and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery stores 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 | Tehama County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $10M | $9.1M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,907 | 1,684 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.0% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,659 | $6,548 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $63,784 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 380
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 144 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $935K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Tehama 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 Tehama County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,665−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,788
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,949 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $63,784+43.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,910
- Median home value
- $339,600
- Jobs located here
- 18,377
- Daytime population
- 57,669Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Placer County, CA | 80 | 74 | 4.7 | $14.6M | +8.9% | #184 of 2,070 |
| 2El Dorado County, CA | 69 | 38 | 5.0 | $13.5M | +0.6% | #427 of 2,070 |
| 3Solano County, CA | 66 | 77 | 4.9 | $13.4M | +0.6% | #498 of 2,070 |
| 4Riverside County, CA | 66 | 464 | 6.0 | $10.6M | +5.0% | #513 of 2,070 |
| 5Contra Costa County, CA | 63 | 242 | 5.8 | $12.1M | +0.3% | #588 of 2,070 |
| 6Santa Clara County, CA | 62 | 404 | 6.1 | $12.3M | −0.9% | #609 of 2,070 |
| 7Orange County, CA | 62 | 619 | 5.7 | $12M | −1.1% | #610 of 2,070 |
| 8San Diego County, CA | 61 | 657 | 5.6 | $11.9M | −0.6% | #643 of 2,070 |
| 9San Benito County, CA | 60 | 19 | 9.2 | $7.4M | +8.6% | #693 of 2,070 |
| 10Calaveras County, CA | 56 | 11 | 6.0 | $10.3M | +2.8% | #802 of 2,070 |
| 28Tehama County, CA | 42 | 14 | 5.6 | $10M | −1.7% | #1,282 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Tehama County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores31
- Grocery stores42
- Convenience stores40
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery stores are in Tehama County, CA?
There are 14 grocery stores on map listings in Tehama County as of September 2026. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Tehama County, CA spend on groceries?
About $140.3M a year, or $5,659 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $10M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,788 households in Tehama County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tehama County, CA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Tehama County has 5.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $10M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Tehama County would have about 15, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,907 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Tehama County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Tehama County at 64,665 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,788 households. Median household income in Tehama County is $63,784, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.3%, 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. Tehama County scores 42 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,282 of 2,070 scored counties.
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