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Auto repair and car care businesses in Sutter County, CA
How Sutter 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,839 of 2,401 scored counties
#53 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 171
- 27 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 81
- +15.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $39.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,184 a household
- Spending per listing
- $230K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 51.4
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 98,787
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Sutter County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,839 of 2,401 scored counties and #53 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 171 auto repair and car care businesses in Sutter County. Of those, 27 are chain locations, or 16%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 51.4 per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Sutter County comes to about $39.4M a year: $1,184 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. Spread across 171 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $230K per business, 14% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 81 businesses with payroll in Sutter County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 15.7% from 2019. That is one for every 411 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Sutter County. Population estimates put the population change in Sutter County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Sutter 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 | Sutter County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 51.4 | 39.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $230K | $287K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 411 | 614 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.7% | +3.3% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,184 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $79,704 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 70 → 81+15.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 420
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 92Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17127 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 147The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Sutter 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 Sutter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 98,787−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 33,292
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 603 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 164
- Median household income
- $79,704+35.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,245
- Median home value
- $433,500
- Jobs located here
- 30,624
- Daytime population
- 86,871Residents 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 Sutter 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 |
| 53Sutter County, CA | 35 | 171 | 51.4 | $230K | −0.7% | #1,839 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Sutter 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 care35
- Auto repair shops30
- Collision repair and body shops36
- Car washes and detailing54
- Tire shops42
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations65
- Insurance agencies33
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 Sutter County, CA?
There are 171 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Sutter County as of September 2026. 27 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 15.7% from 2019. Official counts list 92 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sutter County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $39.4M a year, or $1,184 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 171 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $230K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,292 households in Sutter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sutter County, CA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Sutter County has 51.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $230K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Sutter County would have about 147, against 171 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 411 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Sutter County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Sutter County at 98,787 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,292 households. Median household income in Sutter County is $79,704, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.0%, 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. Sutter County scores 35 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,839 of 2,401 scored counties.
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