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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Bishop, CA area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Bishop, CA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #298 of 538 scored small-town markets
#8 of 9 scored small-town markets based in California
- Listings
- 30
- 5 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,067 a household
- Spending per listing
- $286K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.3
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,158
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Bishop area spend about $8.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,067 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $286K per business, 6% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Bishop area has 30 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 37.3 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in the Bishop area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 536 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Bishop area declined 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Bishop area is 47 (lower middle), #298 of 538 scored small-town markets and #8 of 9 scored small-town markets based in California.
How the Bishop area 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 | Bishop area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.3 | 39.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $286K | $287K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 536 | 614 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.3% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,067 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,991 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15
- Employees, 2023
- 74
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 305 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Bishop 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 Bishop area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,158−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,040
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 10,197 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $73,991
- Average household income
- $94,111
- Median home value
- $348,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,330
- Daytime population
- 17,028Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in California for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in California (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Bishop area marked.
Top small-town markets in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 76 | 62 | 28.5 | $441K | +0.9% | #37 of 538 |
| 1Crescent City, CA | 70 | 22 | 23.1 | $446K | −4.4% | #78 of 538 |
| 2Clearlake, CA | 70 | 93 | 34.5 | $327K | −0.6% | #80 of 538 |
| 3Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 67 | 163 | 38.0 | $313K | −0.4% | #104 of 538 |
| 4Susanville, CA | 63 | 29 | 31.4 | $347K | −13.1% | #146 of 538 |
| 5Sonora, CA | 61 | 85 | 37.5 | $305K | −4.0% | #167 of 538 |
| 6Red Bluff, CA | 61 | 90 | 36.3 | $296K | −1.7% | #168 of 538 |
| 7Eureka-Arcata, CA | 53 | 165 | 30.0 | $330K | −3.4% | #232 of 538 |
| 8Bishop, CA | 47 | 30 | 37.3 | $286K | −4.4% | #298 of 538 |
| 9Ukiah, CA | 46 | 126 | 36.2 | $290K | −3.5% | #311 of 538 |
Other business types in the Bishop 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 auto repair and car care businesses are in the Bishop, CA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 auto repair and car care businesses in the Bishop area. 5 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Bishop, CA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.6M a year, or $1,067 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $286K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,040 households in the Bishop area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bishop, CA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Bishop area has 37.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $286K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Bishop area would have about 32, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 536 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bishop, CA area growing?
Population estimates put the Bishop area at 18,158 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,040 households. The median household income in the Bishop area is $73,991 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Bishop area scores 47 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #298 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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