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Auto repair and car care businesses in Placer County, CA
How Placer County, CA compares with other counties 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 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #147 of 2,401 scored counties
#4 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 527
- 129 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 233
- +3.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $191M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,209 a household
- Spending per listing
- $362K
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.4
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 442,081
- +8.9% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Placer County has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #147 of 2,401 scored counties and #4 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Placer County comes to about $191M a year: $1,209 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That is about $362K of household spending for each business on map listings, 35% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 527 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Placer County as of September 2026. 129 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 33.4 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 233 businesses with payroll in Placer County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 678 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $16.7M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Placer County. Population estimates put the population change in Placer County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Placer 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.
| Measure | Placer County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.4 | 39.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $362K | $287K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 678 | 614 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.6% | +3.3% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.9% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,209 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $115,998 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 225 → 233+3.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,749
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $100.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 323Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 527129 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 711The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 17
- Amount
- $16.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Placer 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 Placer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 442,081+8.9% since 2020
- Households
- 157,954
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 298
- Median household income
- $115,998+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $150,239
- Median home value
- $688,100
- Jobs located here
- 187,169
- Daytime population
- 424,461Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 87 | 71 | 24.8 | $460K | +8.2% | #35 of 2,401 |
| 2Calaveras County, CA | 86 | 48 | 26.0 | $503K | +2.8% | #43 of 2,401 |
| 3Mariposa County, CA | 79 | 11 | 14.7 | $784K | −1.2% | #133 of 2,401 |
| 4Placer County, CA | 79 | 527 | 33.4 | $362K | +8.9% | #147 of 2,401 |
| 5San Benito County, CA | 77 | 74 | 36.0 | $402K | +8.6% | #181 of 2,401 |
| 6Contra Costa County, CA | 74 | 1,156 | 27.9 | $438K | +0.3% | #242 of 2,401 |
| 7Trinity County, CA | 71 | 9 | 16.1 | $642K | −2.3% | #328 of 2,401 |
| 8El Dorado County, CA | 71 | 214 | 28.1 | $457K | +0.6% | #329 of 2,401 |
| 9Merced County, CA | 71 | 282 | 32.8 | $339K | +5.1% | #339 of 2,401 |
| 10Mono County, CA | 68 | 12 | 20.9 | $557K | −5.4% | #408 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Placer County
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 care79
- Auto repair shops77
- Collision repair and body shops74
- Car washes and detailing85
- Tire shops90
- Oil change and quick lube91
- Gas stations78
- Insurance agencies36
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 Placer County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 527 auto repair and car care businesses in Placer County. 129 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 233 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019. Official counts list 323 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Placer County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $191M 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 527 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $362K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 157,954 households in Placer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Placer County, CA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Placer County has 33.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $362K, 35% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Placer County would have about 711, against 527 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 678 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Placer County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Placer County at 442,081 people in 2025, up 8.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 157,954 households. The median household income in Placer County is $115,998 a year, 44% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. 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. Placer County scores 79 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #147 of 2,401 scored counties.
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