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Auto repair and car care businesses in San Francisco County, CA
The auto repair and car care businesses in San Francisco County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #864 of 2,401 scored counties
#24 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 554
- 65 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 264
- −11.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $238.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $655 a household
- Spending per listing
- $430K
- 60% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.2
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 826,079
- −5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 554 auto repair and car care businesses in San Francisco County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 15.2 per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in San Francisco County spend about $238.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $655 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. That works out to $430K per business, 60% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 264 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in San Francisco County in 2023, down 11.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,379 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 194 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $11M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in San Francisco County.
Population estimates show San Francisco County declined 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. San Francisco County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #864 of 2,401 scored counties and #24 of 55 scored counties in California.
How San Francisco 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 | San Francisco County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.2 | 39.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $430K | $287K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,379 | 614 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.7% | +3.3% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $655 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $140,970 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 299 → 264−11.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,493
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $91.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 194Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 55465 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 887The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $11M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in San Francisco 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 San Francisco County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 826,079−5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 363,970
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 38%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.1
- Land area
- 47 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17,777
- Median household income
- $140,970+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $206,854
- Median home value
- $1,394,500
- Jobs located here
- 747,999
- Daytime population
- 1,133,228Residents 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 |
| 24San Francisco County, CA | 57 | 554 | 15.2 | $430K | −5.6% | #864 of 2,401 |
Other business types in San Francisco 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 care57
- Auto repair shops51
- Collision repair and body shops41
- Car washes and detailing60
- Tire shops60
- Oil change and quick lube60
- Gas stations60
- Insurance agencies20
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 San Francisco County, CA?
There are 554 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in San Francisco County as of September 2026. 65 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 264 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 11.7% from 2019. Another 194 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in San Francisco County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $238.3M a year, or $655 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 554 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $430K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 363,970 households in San Francisco County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Francisco County, CA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
San Francisco County has 15.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $430K, 60% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, San Francisco County would have about 887, against 554 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,379 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is San Francisco County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Francisco County at 826,079 people in 2025, down 5.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 363,970 households. Median household income in San Francisco County is $140,970, 75% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. San Francisco County scores 57 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #864 of 2,401 scored counties.
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