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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Napa, CA metro area

The auto repair and car care businesses in the Napa, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #58 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 25 scored metro areas based in California

Listings
134
26 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
70
−13.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$60.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,209 a household
Spending per listing
$449K
67% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.9
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
132,949
−3.3% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Napa metro area comes to about $60.2M a year: $1,209 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That is about $449K of household spending for each business on map listings, 67% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

The Napa metro area has 134 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.9, 25% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Napa metro area in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 711 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 85 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Napa metro area declined 3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Napa metro area is 69 (upper middle), #58 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 25 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Napa 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 Napa, CA metro area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureNapa metro areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.939.135.7
Spending per listing$449K$287K$269K
Households per official establishment711614681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.6%+3.3%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,209$1,122$958
Median household income$111,471$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6946

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
70−13.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
444
Annual payroll, 2023
$24.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
85Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
13426 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
224The 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 the Napa 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 Napa metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
132,949−3.3% since 2020
Households
49,763
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
752 sq. mi.
People per square mile
179
Median household income
$111,471+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$161,760
Median home value
$869,500
Jobs located here
76,014
Daytime population
143,128Residents 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 Napa 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

Other business types in the Napa 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 Napa, CA metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 134 auto repair and car care businesses in the Napa metro area. 26 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019. Another 85 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $60.2M a year, or $1,209 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 134 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $449K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,763 households in the Napa metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Napa metro area has 26.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $449K, 67% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Napa metro area would have about 224, against 134 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. The official count fell 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Napa, CA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Napa metro area at 132,949 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,763 households. The median household income in the Napa metro area is $111,471 a year, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.8% 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. 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 Napa metro area scores 69 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #58 of 387 scored metro areas.

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