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Auto repair and car care businesses in Modoc County, CA

The auto repair and car care businesses in Modoc County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
14
3 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,106 a household
Spending per listing
$258K
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
42.9
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,426
−2.9% 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

Households in Modoc County spend about $3.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,106 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 14 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $258K per business, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Modoc County has 14 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 21%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.9, 20% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Modoc County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 817 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Modoc County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Modoc 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 Modoc County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureModoc CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households42.939.135.7
Spending per listing$258K$287K$269K
Households per official establishment817614681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.3%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,106$1,122$958
Median household income$59,455$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$967K
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
143 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Modoc 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 Modoc County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,426−2.9% since 2020
Households
3,267
Median age
50.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
3,948 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$59,455
Average household income
$78,582
Median home value
$224,700
Jobs located here
2,564
Daytime population
8,042Residents 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 Modoc 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
Modoc County, CANot scored1442.9$258K−2.9%

Other business types in Modoc County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Modoc County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 auto repair and car care businesses in Modoc County. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.6M a year, or $1,106 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $258K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,267 households in Modoc County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Modoc County has 42.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $258K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 817 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Modoc County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Modoc County at 8,426 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,267 households. The median household income in Modoc County is $59,455 a year, 26% 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. 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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

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