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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area

How the Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area compares with other metro areas 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #254 of 387 scored metro areas
#19 of 25 scored metro areas based in California

Listings
190
53 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
73
−11.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$47.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,085 a household
Spending per listing
$252K
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
43.1
21% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
154,327
+1.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 190 auto repair and car care businesses in the Hanford-Corcoran metro area. 53 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 43.1, 21% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $1,085 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in the Hanford-Corcoran metro area spend about $47.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $252K of household spending for each business on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Hanford-Corcoran metro area was 73 in 2023, down 11.0% from 2019. That is one for every 603 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 123 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $7M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Hanford-Corcoran metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Hanford-Corcoran metro area grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, the Hanford-Corcoran metro area has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #254 of 387 scored metro areas and #19 of 25 scored metro areas based in California.

How the Hanford-Corcoran metro 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.

Auto repair and car care in Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureHanford-Corcoran metro areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households43.139.135.7
Spending per listing$252K$287K$269K
Households per official establishment603614681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.0%+3.3%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,085$1,122$958
Median household income$70,995$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4346

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
73−11.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
343
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
123Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
19053 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
178The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Hanford-Corcoran metro 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 Hanford-Corcoran metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
154,327+1.0% since 2020
Households
44,052
Median age
32.8
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,391 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$70,995+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,359
Median home value
$324,300
Jobs located here
45,618
Daytime population
145,293Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across California

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The highest-scoring metro areas in California for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in California, with the Hanford-Corcoran metro area marked.

Top metro areas in California

Metro areas in California ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Merced, CA7528232.8$339K+5.1%#26 of 387
2Napa, CA6913426.9$449K−3.3%#58 of 387
3San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA682,20832.5$374K−0.6%#64 of 387
4Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA6429930.9$399K−4.7%#85 of 387
5Vallejo, CA6457536.5$338K+0.6%#88 of 387
6San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA6439436.0$333K0.0%#89 of 387
7Stockton-Lodi, CA641,00641.0$298K+5.5%#91 of 387
8San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA615,17329.7$351K−2.4%#109 of 387
9Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA613,28137.2$302K+3.2%#114 of 387
10Yuba City, CA6024239.1$298K+3.3%#122 of 387
19Hanford-Corcoran, CA4319043.1$252K+1.0%#254 of 387

Other business types in the Hanford-Corcoran metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in the Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area?

The Hanford-Corcoran metro area has 190 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 53 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 11.0% from 2019. Another 123 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $47.8M a year, or $1,085 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 190 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $252K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,052 households in the Hanford-Corcoran metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

The Hanford-Corcoran metro area has 43.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $252K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Hanford-Corcoran metro area would have about 178, against 190 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 603 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Hanford-Corcoran metro area at 154,327 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,052 households. Median household income in the Hanford-Corcoran metro area is $70,995, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. The Hanford-Corcoran metro area scores 43 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #254 of 387 scored metro areas.

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