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Auto repair and car care businesses in Lassen County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Lassen County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #867 of 2,401 scored counties
#25 of 55 scored counties in California

Listings
29
7 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,087 a household
Spending per listing
$347K
29% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.4
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,117
−13.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 auto repair and car care businesses in Lassen County. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 31.4 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Households in Lassen County spend about $10.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,087 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $347K per business, 29% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Lassen County in 2023. That is one for every 711 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Lassen County declined 13.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Lassen County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #867 of 2,401 scored counties and #25 of 55 scored counties in California.

How Lassen 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.

Auto repair and car care in Lassen County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureLassen CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.439.135.7
Spending per listing$347K$287K$269K
Households per official establishment711614681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.3%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−13.1%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,087$1,122$958
Median household income$67,403$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score5746

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 13
Employees, 2023
50
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
297 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The 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 Lassen 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 Lassen County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,117−13.1% since 2020
Households
9,247
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,541 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$67,403+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,989
Median home value
$265,300
Jobs located here
7,005
Daytime population
30,176Residents 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 counties in California for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in California, with Lassen County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA877124.8$460K+8.2%#35 of 2,401
2Calaveras County, CA864826.0$503K+2.8%#43 of 2,401
3Mariposa County, CA791114.7$784K−1.2%#133 of 2,401
4Placer County, CA7952733.4$362K+8.9%#147 of 2,401
5San Benito County, CA777436.0$402K+8.6%#181 of 2,401
6Contra Costa County, CA741,15627.9$438K+0.3%#242 of 2,401
7Trinity County, CA71916.1$642K−2.3%#328 of 2,401
8El Dorado County, CA7121428.1$457K+0.6%#329 of 2,401
9Merced County, CA7128232.8$339K+5.1%#339 of 2,401
10Mono County, CA681220.9$557K−5.4%#408 of 2,401
25Lassen County, CA572931.4$347K−13.1%#867 of 2,401

Other business types in Lassen County

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 Lassen County, CA?

There are 29 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Lassen County as of September 2026. 7 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lassen County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $10.1M a year, or $1,087 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $347K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,247 households in Lassen County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lassen County, CA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Lassen County has 31.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $347K, 29% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Lassen County would have about 37, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 711 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Lassen County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Lassen County at 28,117 people in 2025, down 13.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,247 households. Median household income in Lassen County is $67,403, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.6%, 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. Lassen County scores 57 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #867 of 2,401 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Lassen County

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