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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #232 of 538 scored small-town markets
#7 of 9 scored small-town markets based in California
- Listings
- 165
- 36 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 93
- +3.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $54.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $990 a household
- Spending per listing
- $330K
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.0
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,647
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $990 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in the Eureka-Arcata area spend about $54.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $330K of household spending for each business on map listings, 23% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Eureka-Arcata area has 165 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 36 are chain locations, or 22%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.0, 16% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 93 businesses with payroll in the Eureka-Arcata area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 591 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 113 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $73K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Eureka-Arcata area.
Population estimates show the Eureka-Arcata area declined 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, the Eureka-Arcata area has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #232 of 538 scored small-town markets and #7 of 9 scored small-town markets based in California.
How the Eureka-Arcata 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 | Eureka-Arcata area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.0 | 39.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $330K | $287K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 591 | 614 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.3% | +3.3% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $990 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,160 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 93+3.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 523
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 113Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16536 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 202The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $73K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Eureka-Arcata 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 Eureka-Arcata area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,647−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 54,922
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $61,160+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,194
- Median home value
- $446,900
- Jobs located here
- 48,178
- Daytime population
- 133,286Residents 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 Eureka-Arcata 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 Eureka-Arcata area
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 care53
- Auto repair shops52
- Collision repair and body shops58
- Car washes and detailing47
- Tire shops65
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations57
- Insurance agencies61
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 Eureka-Arcata, CA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 165 auto repair and car care businesses in the Eureka-Arcata area. 36 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 93 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019. Official counts list 113 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $54.4M a year, or $990 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 165 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $330K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,922 households in the Eureka-Arcata area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Eureka-Arcata, CA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Eureka-Arcata area has 30.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $330K, 23% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Eureka-Arcata area would have about 202, against 165 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 591 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Eureka-Arcata, CA area growing?
Population estimates put the Eureka-Arcata area at 131,647 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,922 households. The median household income in the Eureka-Arcata area is $61,160 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. 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 Eureka-Arcata area scores 53 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #232 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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