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Auto repair and car care businesses in Amador County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Amador County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #525 of 2,401 scored counties
#15 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 56
- 19 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- −8.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $19.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,199 a household
- Spending per listing
- $344K
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.8
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,876
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,199 per household (25% above the U.S. average), households in Amador County spend about $19.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 56 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $344K per business, 28% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Amador County has 56 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (34%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.8, 3% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Amador County was 31 in 2023, down 8.8% from 2019. That is one for every 519 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 28 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $418K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Amador County.
Population estimates show Amador County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Amador County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #525 of 2,401 scored counties and #15 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Amador County compares
The same measures for California and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses 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 | Amador County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.8 | 39.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $344K | $287K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 519 | 614 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.8% | +3.3% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,199 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $88,044 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 31−8.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 199
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 28Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5619 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $418K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Amador 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 Amador County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,876+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 16,091
- Median age
- 48.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 595 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $88,044+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,400
- Median home value
- $449,800
- Jobs located here
- 12,065
- Daytime population
- 33,003Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in California, with Amador County marked.
Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 87 | 71 | 24.8 | $460K | +8.2% | #35 of 2,401 |
| 2Calaveras County, CA | 86 | 48 | 26.0 | $503K | +2.8% | #43 of 2,401 |
| 3Mariposa County, CA | 79 | 11 | 14.7 | $784K | −1.2% | #133 of 2,401 |
| 4Placer County, CA | 79 | 527 | 33.4 | $362K | +8.9% | #147 of 2,401 |
| 5San Benito County, CA | 77 | 74 | 36.0 | $402K | +8.6% | #181 of 2,401 |
| 6Contra Costa County, CA | 74 | 1,156 | 27.9 | $438K | +0.3% | #242 of 2,401 |
| 7Trinity County, CA | 71 | 9 | 16.1 | $642K | −2.3% | #328 of 2,401 |
| 8El Dorado County, CA | 71 | 214 | 28.1 | $457K | +0.6% | #329 of 2,401 |
| 9Merced County, CA | 71 | 282 | 32.8 | $339K | +5.1% | #339 of 2,401 |
| 10Mono County, CA | 68 | 12 | 20.9 | $557K | −5.4% | #408 of 2,401 |
| 15Amador County, CA | 65 | 56 | 34.8 | $344K | +3.2% | #525 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Amador County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care65
- Auto repair shops63
- Collision repair and body shops62
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops59
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations62
- Insurance agencies66
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Amador County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 56 auto repair and car care businesses in Amador County. 19 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 8.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 28 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Amador County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $19.3M a year, or $1,199 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $344K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,091 households in Amador County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Amador County, CA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Amador County has 34.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $344K, 28% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Amador County would have about 72, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 519 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Amador County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Amador County at 41,876 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,091 households. The median household income in Amador County is $88,044 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.3% 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. Amador County scores 65 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #525 of 2,401 scored counties.
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