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Gas stations in California

How many gas stations exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 35 California counties we cover, by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Data: Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024 + BLS QCEW.

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

State verdict (covered counties): Well below the U.S. rate — 55% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in California

Gas stations

5,980

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

1.3

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

2.4

per 10,000 present

State index

55%

vs. U.S.

Residents

38,319,676

in covered counties

Workers

15,030,202

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 35 California counties BizGapMap covers — not the whole state. Counts and the index reflect those counties. The aggregate index uses only ZIP cells Census published, so it is a lower bound. Density is a supply-side signal: it counts existing gas stations and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more.

Counties in California

City	County	Gas stations	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
Redding	Shasta County	83–123	190,130	53,985	3.8	161–223%	High density
Madera	Madera County	40–58	159,701	30,139	2.3	97–135%	Range spans bands
Bakersfield	Kern County	231–289	915,763	218,146	2.3	95–109%	Range spans bands
El Dorado Hills	El Dorado County	49–89	192,693	49,889	2.3	95–157%	Range spans bands
Visalia	Tulare County	116–162	473,757	104,822	2.2	93–122%	Range spans bands
Modesto	Stanislaus County	136–160	559,023	148,684	2.1	91–103%	Range spans bands
Chico	Butte County	49–75	207,286	61,889	2.1	87–122%	Range spans bands
Eureka	Humboldt County	31–89	134,385	33,944	2.0	86–237%	Range spans bands
Hanford	Kings County	34–42	152,269	28,375	2.0	86–101%	Range spans bands
El Centro	Imperial County	38–60	174,015	33,702	2.0	84–128%	Range spans bands
Roseville	Placer County	97–133	422,233	166,507	1.9	81–111%	Range spans bands
Fairfield	Solano County	96–108	449,663	122,066	1.9	79–88%	Below average
Monterey	Monterey County	84–124	426,948	115,284	1.7	73–101%	Range spans bands
Fresno	Fresno County	196–274	1,021,317	301,306	1.7	71–91%	Below average
Tracy	San Joaquin County	151–191	796,477	232,266	1.7	70–82%	Below average
Merced	Merced County	50–76	288,279	48,681	1.6	67–100%	Below average
Ontario	San Bernardino County	407–535	2,195,107	711,262	1.6	67–81%	Below average
San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo County	51–97	271,285	97,546	1.6	67–101%	Range spans bands
Folsom	Sacramento County	295–357	1,596,140	531,159	1.6	67–75%	Below average
Santa Rosa	Sonoma County	89–145	485,213	174,040	1.6	66–94%	Below average
Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz County	48–72	272,278	80,401	1.5	65–84%	Below average
Napa	Napa County	25–43	135,313	65,776	1.5	63–98%	Below average
Ventura	Ventura County	132–180	841,297	285,173	1.3	57–64%	Range spans bands
Riverside	Riverside County	374–456	2,482,806	674,999	1.3	56–60%	Range spans bands
Concord	Contra Costa County	162–210	1,159,422	342,009	1.2	51–61%	Range spans bands
San Diego	San Diego County	461–657	3,282,423	1,385,217	1.2	49–58%	Well below average
Menlo Park	San Mateo County	109–149	713,109	457,352	1.2	49–60%	Range spans bands
West Sacramento	Yolo County	30–60	222,458	74,293	1.2	49–91%	Range spans bands
Fremont	Alameda County	229–283	1,655,008	750,285	1.1	48–55%	Well below average
El Segundo	Los Angeles County	1,278–1,678	9,801,306	3,924,098	1.1	46–51%	Well below average
Santa Clara	Santa Clara County	271–377	1,935,981	1,162,159	1.1	45–52%	Well below average
Irvine	Orange County	407–551	3,175,270	1,572,620	1.0	43–49%	Well below average
Goleta	Santa Barbara County	59–109	443,781	158,550	1.0	43–64%	Range spans bands
San Rafael	Marin County	30–92	257,061	106,330	1.0	41–101%	Range spans bands
San Francisco	San Francisco County	42–100	830,479	727,248	0.4	15–28%	Well below average

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

161%

97%

95%

95%

93%

91%

87%

86%

Most competitors per capita

15%

41%

43%

43%

45%

46%

48%

49%

Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A county with few gas stations may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. Use the ranking to find where to look, then verify locally.

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