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Fresno County, CA — Gas stations Saturation

How many gas stations exist per person present — residents plus daytime workers — by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Establishment data: Census ZBP 2023. Population: ACS 2024 5-year. 66 ZIP codes analyzed.

Includes: Gas stations with a convenience store · Fuel + mart locations. Counted together because official statistics use one 447110 code.

Measured density: Below average — 0.71× the U.S. rate (between 0.71× and 0.91× once withheld ZIP cells are counted)

Why a range: Census does not publish a ZIP-by-industry count when that ZIP has 0–2 businesses. 39 ZIP cells in this county are withheld, 28 of them with residents. Each could hold 0, 1, or 2 businesses: counting them all as 0 gives the low end, counting them all as 2 gives the high end — the data cannot say where the truth sits. The density range uses only the populated cells, since ZIPs without residents are excluded from per-person rates. How ranges work

Range spans the U.S. rate   Fresno County gas stations — 71–91% of the U.S. rate

196 gas stations are counted in Fresno County — 1.7 per 10,000 people present (residents + daytime workers), 71% of the U.S. rate of 2.4.

On the comparable ZIP set (ZIPs with a published count in every year), the total has risen 6% between 2015 and 2023 (157 → 166). That set is smaller than today's county total. 2020–2021 were pandemic-distorted, and Census rounds counts, so small moves are within noise.

Measured supply density is highest in 93622 (Firebaugh), 93701 (Fresno), 93646 (Orange Cove) — well above the national rate. On measured density alone, the lowest-density residential ZIPs with a published count are 93711 (Fresno), 93703 (Fresno), 93720 (Fresno).

Census County Business Patterns (2023) puts the county-wide count at 209 establishments, including locations in ZIP codes that do not map to a ZCTA — so it can run slightly above the sum of the ZIP rows on this page. It is annual, so it lags more than QCEW.

Measured density: Fresno County sits at 71% of the U.S. rate for gas stations. 28 ZIPs with population have no published count (each 0–2 businesses), so the true per-capita rate is between 71% and 91% of the U.S. rate. Why. The highest measured density is in 93622 and 93701; the lowest measured density is in 93711 and 93703.

This is a supply-side read: it counts existing gas stations and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more. Treat low density as a question to check, not an answer.

Gas stations
196–274
published count; upper bound counts each withheld ZIP cell as 2 (39 cells) (2023)
Per 10,000 present
1.7
residents + daytime workers
U.S. average
2.4
per 10,000 present
County index
0.71×
vs. U.S.
Latest year (CBP)
209
2023 — $43M annual payroll
Residents
1,021,317
55 ZIPs with data
Workers
301,306
jobs located in county

Is the area growing?

Population
1,024,125
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
+1.4%
+14,512 people
Net migration 2024
−1,574
international +4,855, domestic −6,429
Jobs located here
407,149
LODES 2022, +6.9% since 2019

Fresno County had an estimated 1,024,125 residents on July 1, 2024 — 1.4% more than in 2020 (+14,512). In the latest year it gained 4,226 people: births minus deaths +5,772, international migration +4,855, domestic migration −6,429. Components are published separately and may not sum exactly.

407,149 jobs were located in the county in 2022 (+6.9% since 2019), and 404,249 employed residents lived there (+4.4% since 2019). LODES counts wage and salary jobs covered by unemployment insurance plus federal jobs; it excludes the self-employed and military, and counts jobs rather than unique people. 2019→2022 spans the pandemic, so read it as one change, not a trend.

Population and migration say whether the customer base is growing. They do not say whether people want another business of this type. Definitions and limits →  ·  Full county detail →

ZIP gaining residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
93619 Clovis
+40.9%
93640 Mendota
+13.4%
ZIP losing residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
93622 Firebaugh
−12.1%
93646 Orange Cove
−12.0%
93234 Huron
−11.4%

ACS 5-year estimates for 2015–2019 and 2020–2024. Only ZIPs with at least 2,000 residents in both windows and a change larger than the survey margin of error (90%) are listed — small ZIPs move a lot on paper without a real signal.

Nonemployer businesses

Not shown. Census publishes gasoline stations only as a broader 2022 grouping (NAICS 4571) that also includes other fuel retailers, so a convenience-store-gas-station-only nonemployer count is not published.

Census Nonemployer Statistics 2024 (NAICS 2022). We do not approximate this figure.

Saturation map

Each ZIP area is shaded by its density of this business type per person present (residents + workers) vs. the U.S. average. Click any ZIP to zoom to its boundary, see its numbers, and switch to aerial imagery. Individual mapped shops appear as dots at street level — Show locations zooms you in to them (scroll or double-click to zoom).

Basemap:
Under 50% 50–100% 100–150% 150–250% 250%+ 0–2 (not published) / no data ZIP total (dot size) Mapped shop (OpenStreetMap, street level)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

White dots are ZIP totals from the official Census count — the bigger the dot, the more gas stations in that ZIP. They are aggregated, not individual shops. Turquoise dots are individual locations mapped in OpenStreetMap, shown only at street level; they are crowd-sourced and indicative, may be incomplete, and do not equal the official counts. Only the official ZIP totals feed the saturation index.

Market trend — up 6% since 2015

Number of gas stations in Fresno County across 2015–2023, on a consistent set of ZIP codes present in every year — so changes are real, not ZIP-boundary artifacts. 2015/2018 are pre-pandemic baselines; 2020/2021 are COVID-distorted.

157
2015
154
2018
154
2020
163
2021
156
2022
166
2023

Highest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
93622 Firebaugh
175%
93701 Fresno
169%
93646 Orange Cove
158%
93657 Sanger
153%
93210 Coalinga
149%
93728 Fresno
126%
93702 Fresno
109%
93648 Parlier
106%
93710 Fresno
101%
93662 Selma
100%
93722 Fresno
93%
93725 Fresno
93%
93612 Clovis
87%
93631 Kingsburg
85%
93726 Fresno
84%

Lowest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
93711 Fresno
25%
93703 Fresno
34%
93720 Fresno
38%
93704 Fresno
39%
93619 Clovis
44%
93705 Fresno
53%
93706 Fresno
60%
93654 Reedley
61%
93611 Clovis
65%
93727 Fresno
66%
93726 Fresno
84%
93631 Kingsburg
85%
93612 Clovis
87%
93725 Fresno
93%
93722 Fresno
93%
Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A ZIP with few gas stations may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. We rank only residential and mixed ZIPs here; employment hubs and visitor destinations are listed separately below. ZIPs where Census did not publish a count (0–2 businesses) are not ranked: they may be the least served of all, but the data cannot tell 0 from 1 or 2. Verify those locally.

Employment hubs & destinations

These ZIPs have far more workers (or visitors) than residents, so their counts are driven by daytime and visitor demand — not a place to read "shortage" from resident numbers alone.

ZIPNeighborhoodType ResidentsWorkersGas stationsIndex
93721Fresno Employment hub 7,22518,409 5 128%
93634Lakeshore Employment hub 31190 0–2 —

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All ZIP codes

Click a column header to sort. Index = gas stations per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers) ÷ the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

ZIPNeighborhood ResidentsWorkersGas stations Per 10kIndexStatus
93660San Joaquin 4,0861,483 3 6.2 262% Very high density
93622Firebaugh 9,0841,153 4 4.1 175% High density
93701Fresno 9,8085,294 5 4.0 169% High density
93646Orange Cove 10,328720 4 3.7 158% High density
93657Sanger 36,2054,939 14 3.6 153% High density
93210Coalinga 18,4912,547 7 3.5 149% Above average
93721Fresno 7,22518,409 5 3.0 128% Above average
93728Fresno 18,3133,680 6 3.0 126% Above average
93702Fresno 43,8755,137 12 2.6 109% Above average
93648Parlier 15,1841,321 4 2.5 106% Above average
93710Fresno 31,66919,758 10 2.4 101% Above average
93662Selma 29,4198,369 8 2.4 100% Above average
93722Fresno 86,11017,535 21 2.2 93% Below average
93725Fresno 24,57523,772 8 2.2 93% Below average
93612Clovis 37,75521,520 10 2.1 87% Below average
93631Kingsburg 17,5834,417 4 2.0 85% Below average
93726Fresno 44,52711,910 10 2.0 84% Below average
93727Fresno 84,10724,403 15 1.6 66% Below average
93611Clovis 46,62411,194 8 1.5 65% Below average
93654Reedley 31,8765,306 5 1.4 61% Below average
93706Fresno 40,63817,044 7 1.4 60% Below average
93705Fresno 38,8882,404 5 1.2 53% Below average
93619Clovis 55,6103,160 6 1.0 44% Far below average
93704Fresno 28,9327,345 3 0.9 39% Far below average
93720Fresno 50,08931,657 6 0.9 38% Far below average
93703Fresno 33,4207,259 3 0.8 34% Far below average
93711Fresno 39,24521,913 3 0.6 25% Far below average
93234Huron 6,519401 0–2 — — Not published
93242Laton 2,904140 0–2 — — Not published
93602Auberry 3,330421 0–2 — — Not published
93605Big Creek 6959 0–2 — — Not published
93606Biola 988106 0–2 — — Not published
93608Cantua Creek 68316 0–2 — — Not published
93609Caruthers 4,740543 0–2 — — Not published
93613Clovis —717 0–2 — — Not published
93616Del Rey 2,402539 0–2 — — Not published
93621Dunlap 44130 0–2 — — Not published
93624Five Points 735345 0–2 — — Not published
93625Fowler 8,7782,461 0–2 — — Not published
93626Friant 3,3041,511 0–2 — — Not published
93627Helm 451361 0–2 — — Not published
93630Kerman 21,2843,152 0–2 — — Not published
93634Lakeshore 31190 0–2 — — Not published
93640Mendota 14,657774 0–2 — — Not published
93650Fresno 3,3332,270 0–2 — — Not published
93651Prather 1,489280 0–2 — — Not published
93652Raisin City 2162 0–2 — — Not published
93656Riverdale 7,172349 0–2 — — Not published
93664Shaver Lake 345293 0–2 — — Not published
93667Tollhouse 2,21847 0–2 — — Not published
93668Tranquillity 74148 0–2 — — Not published
93675Squaw Valley 3,374106 0–2 — — Not published
93718Fresno —30 0–2 — — Not published
93723Fresno 14,726849 0–2 — — Not published
93729Fresno —68 0–2 — — Not published
93730Fresno 14,2631,372 0–2 — — Not published
93737Fresno 7,279440 0–2 — — Not published
93740Fresno 1,179552 0–2 — — Not published
93744Fresno —9 0–2 — — Not published
93745Fresno —146 0–2 — — Not published
93747Fresno —8 0–2 — — Not published
93755Fresno —11 0–2 — — Not published
93772Fresno —38 0–2 — — Not published
93775Fresno —21 0–2 — — Not published
93790Fresno —57 0–2 — — Not published
93794Fresno —9 0–2 — — Not published

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Census withholds some ZIP-by-industry cells to protect small businesses. 0–2 means the cell was not published (Census publishes industry counts only at 3+ per ZIP), so the ZIP is left unranked rather than counted as zero. ~ means the count is estimated from the broader industry group and can be off by a business or two.

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Methodology & sources

Establishments. U.S. Census ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP 2023), NAICS 447110 — gasoline stations with convenience stores. Counts establishments with paid employees. ZBP is published annually with a ~2-year lag.

Fresh county signal. This industry has no clean QCEW series, so the freshest county signal is Census County Business Patterns 2023: 209 establishments and $43M in annual payroll county-wide. This count includes locations in ZIP codes that do not map to a ZCTA, so it can be slightly higher than the sum of the ZIP rows. CBP is annual and slower than QCEW. It cannot be broken down by ZIP.

Population. U.S. Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year ZCTA population (table B01003). Workers are the ZIP's total employment from the same 2023 ZBP file.

Demand ("people present"). Demand comes from residents and daytime workers: residents + 0.5 × workers. This is the single documented assumption in the model and can be tuned.

Index. index = (ZIP establishments ÷ ZIP demand × 10,000) ÷ the U.S. average for this industry (2.37 per 10,000 present). It is a supply-side density measure; it does not capture income, rent, tourism, or whether locals actually want more.

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