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Auto repair and car care businesses in Trinity County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Trinity County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #328 of 2,401 scored counties
#7 of 55 scored counties in California

Listings
9
3 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,034 a household
Spending per listing
$642K
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.1
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,720
−2.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 auto repair and car care businesses in Trinity County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 33%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 16.1 for every 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $1,034 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Trinity County spend about $5.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $642K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $269K.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Trinity County in 2023. That is one for every 1,117 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Trinity County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, Trinity County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #328 of 2,401 scored counties and #7 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Trinity 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.

Auto repair and car care in Trinity County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureTrinity CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.139.135.7
Spending per listing$642K$287K$269K
Households per official establishment1,117614681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.3%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,034$1,122$958
Median household income$53,002$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score7146

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 5
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$418K
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
93 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Trinity 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 Trinity County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,720−2.3% since 2020
Households
5,585
Median age
51.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,179 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$53,002+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,682
Median home value
$325,800
Jobs located here
2,503
Daytime population
15,056Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in California, with Trinity County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA877124.8$460K+8.2%#35 of 2,401
2Calaveras County, CA864826.0$503K+2.8%#43 of 2,401
3Mariposa County, CA791114.7$784K−1.2%#133 of 2,401
4Placer County, CA7952733.4$362K+8.9%#147 of 2,401
5San Benito County, CA777436.0$402K+8.6%#181 of 2,401
6Contra Costa County, CA741,15627.9$438K+0.3%#242 of 2,401
7Trinity County, CA71916.1$642K−2.3%#328 of 2,401
8El Dorado County, CA7121428.1$457K+0.6%#329 of 2,401
9Merced County, CA7128232.8$339K+5.1%#339 of 2,401
10Mono County, CA681220.9$557K−5.4%#408 of 2,401

Other business types in Trinity County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Trinity County, CA?

There are 9 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Trinity County as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Trinity County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $5.8M a year, or $1,034 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $642K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,585 households in Trinity County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Trinity County, CA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Trinity County has 16.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $642K, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Trinity County would have about 22, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,117 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Trinity County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Trinity County at 15,720 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,585 households. Median household income in Trinity County is $53,002, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.8%, 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. Trinity County scores 71 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #328 of 2,401 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Trinity County

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