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Auto repair and car care businesses in Shasta County, CA
The auto repair and car care businesses in Shasta County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,953 of 2,401 scored counties
#55 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 350
- 83 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 149
- +7.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $77.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,086 a household
- Spending per listing
- $221K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.1
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 181,648
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Shasta County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,953 of 2,401 scored counties and #55 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Shasta County comes to about $77.4M a year: $1,086 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 350 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $221K per business, 18% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Shasta County has 350 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 49.1, 38% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Shasta County was 149 in 2023, up 7.2% from 2019. That is one for every 478 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Shasta County. Population estimates show Shasta County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Shasta 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 | Shasta County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.1 | 39.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $221K | $287K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 478 | 614 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.2% | +3.3% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,086 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,636 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 139 → 149+7.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 929
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $49.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 174Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 35083 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 288The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Shasta 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 Shasta County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 181,648−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 71,232
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,776 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $72,636+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,245
- Median home value
- $366,400
- Jobs located here
- 65,820
- Daytime population
- 181,391Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in California, with Shasta County marked.
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 |
| 55Shasta County, CA | 32 | 350 | 49.1 | $221K | −0.3% | #1,953 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Shasta 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 care32
- Auto repair shops35
- Collision repair and body shops50
- Car washes and detailing47
- Tire shops43
- Oil change and quick lube39
- Gas stations36
- Insurance agencies34
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 Shasta County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 350 auto repair and car care businesses in Shasta County. 83 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 149 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 7.2% from 2019. Official counts list 174 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Shasta County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $77.4M a year, or $1,086 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 350 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $221K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,232 households in Shasta County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shasta County, CA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Shasta County has 49.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $221K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Shasta County would have about 288, against 350 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 478 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Shasta County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Shasta County at 181,648 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 71,232 households. The median household income in Shasta County is $72,636 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% 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. Shasta County scores 32 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,953 of 2,401 scored counties.
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