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Auto repair and car care businesses in Plumas County, CA
How Plumas 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,590 of 2,401 scored counties
#50 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 29
- 12 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,046 a household
- Spending per listing
- $290K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,583
- −5.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Plumas County spend about $8.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,046 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 29 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $290K per business, 8% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Plumas County has 29 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 36.0 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Plumas County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 537 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Plumas County.
Population estimates show Plumas County declined 5.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Plumas County is 41 (lower middle), #1,590 of 2,401 scored counties and #50 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Plumas 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 | Plumas County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.0 | 39.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $290K | $287K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 537 | 614 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.3% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.9% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,046 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,031 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2912 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Plumas 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 Plumas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,583−5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 8,054
- Median age
- 50.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,553 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $66,031+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,802
- Median home value
- $360,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,669
- Daytime population
- 17,759Residents 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 |
| 50Plumas County, CA | 41 | 29 | 36.0 | $290K | −5.9% | #1,590 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Plumas County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Plumas County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 auto repair and car care businesses in Plumas County. 12 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Plumas County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.4M a year, or $1,046 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $290K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,054 households in Plumas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Plumas County, CA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Plumas County has 36.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $290K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Plumas County would have about 31, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 537 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Plumas County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Plumas County at 18,583 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,054 households. The median household income in Plumas County is $66,031 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.3% 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. Plumas County scores 41 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,590 of 2,401 scored counties.
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