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Auto repair and car care businesses in Contra Costa County, CA
How Contra Costa County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #242 of 2,401 scored counties
#6 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 1,156
- 258 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 555
- +3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $506.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,222 a household
- Spending per listing
- $438K
- 63% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.9
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,170,070
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,156 auto repair and car care businesses in Contra Costa County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 27.9 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Contra Costa County spend about $506.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,222 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. Spread across 1,156 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $438K per business, 63% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 555 businesses with payroll in Contra Costa County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 747 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 877 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 29 SBA-backed loans worth $20.8M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Contra Costa County.
Population estimates put the population change in Contra Costa County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Contra Costa County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #242 of 2,401 scored counties and #6 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Contra Costa 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 | Contra Costa County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.9 | 39.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $438K | $287K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 747 | 614 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.0% | +3.3% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,222 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $127,229 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 539 → 555+3.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,766
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $384.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 877Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,156258 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,885The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 29
- Amount
- $20.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,170,070+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 414,417
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,625
- Median household income
- $127,229+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $174,872
- Median home value
- $866,800
- Jobs located here
- 382,994
- Daytime population
- 1,022,844Residents 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 Contra Costa 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 |
Other business types in Contra Costa 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 care74
- Auto repair shops73
- Collision repair and body shops72
- Car washes and detailing82
- Tire shops72
- Oil change and quick lube69
- Gas stations74
- Insurance agencies38
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 Contra Costa County, CA?
There are 1,156 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Contra Costa County as of September 2026. 258 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 555 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019. Official counts list 877 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Contra Costa County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $506.3M a year, or $1,222 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,156 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $438K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 414,417 households in Contra Costa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Contra Costa County, CA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Contra Costa County has 27.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $438K, 63% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Contra Costa County would have about 1,885, against 1,156 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 747 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Contra Costa County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Contra Costa County at 1,170,070 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 414,417 households. Median household income in Contra Costa County is $127,229, 58% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Contra Costa County scores 74 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #242 of 2,401 scored counties.
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