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Auto repair shops in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #269 of 387 scored metro areas
#20 of 25 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 782
- 109 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 327
- +16.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $306.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,075 a household
- Spending per listing
- $392K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.4
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 927,068
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 782 auto repair shops in the Bakersfield-Delano metro area. 109 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 27.4 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in the Bakersfield-Delano metro area spend about $306.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,075 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 782 auto repair shops, that is $392K per shop, 12% below the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Bakersfield-Delano metro area was 327 in 2023, up 16.4% from 2019. That is one for every 871 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 848 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $4.4M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Bakersfield-Delano metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Bakersfield-Delano metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Bakersfield-Delano metro area is 41 (lower middle), #269 of 387 scored metro areas and #20 of 25 scored metro areas based in California.
How the Bakersfield-Delano metro area 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 shops 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 | Bakersfield-Delano metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.4 | 24.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $392K | $455K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 871 | 861 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.4% | +2.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,075 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,210 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 327+16.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,596
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $76.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 848Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 782109 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 689The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $4.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Bakersfield-Delano metro area, 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 the Bakersfield-Delano metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 927,068+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 284,931
- Median age
- 33.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 8,135 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $70,210+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,147
- Median home value
- $338,300
- Jobs located here
- 302,967
- Daytime population
- 882,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in California for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in California, with the Bakersfield-Delano metro area marked.
Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Merced, CA | 78 | 180 | 20.9 | $531K | +5.1% | #20 of 387 |
| 2Napa, CA | 68 | 81 | 16.3 | $743K | −3.3% | #61 of 387 |
| 3Vallejo, CA | 64 | 360 | 22.9 | $539K | +0.6% | #88 of 387 |
| 4Stockton-Lodi, CA | 63 | 617 | 25.2 | $485K | +5.5% | #92 of 387 |
| 5San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 62 | 1,496 | 22.0 | $552K | −0.6% | #95 of 387 |
| 6San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 61 | 245 | 22.4 | $535K | 0.0% | #104 of 387 |
| 7Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 58 | 202 | 20.8 | $590K | −4.7% | #123 of 387 |
| 8Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 58 | 2,068 | 23.4 | $479K | +3.2% | #130 of 387 |
| 9Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 57 | 405 | 21.2 | $557K | −0.4% | #136 of 387 |
| 10Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 54 | 4,024 | 27.7 | $444K | +3.5% | #169 of 387 |
| 20Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 41 | 782 | 27.4 | $392K | +2.3% | #269 of 387 |
Other business types in the Bakersfield-Delano metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many auto repair shops are in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area?
There are 782 auto repair shops on map listings in the Bakersfield-Delano metro area as of September 2026. 109 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 327 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 16.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 848 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $306.2M a year, or $1,075 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 782 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $392K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 284,931 households in the Bakersfield-Delano metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Bakersfield-Delano metro area has 27.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $392K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Bakersfield-Delano metro area would have about 689, against 782 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 871 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bakersfield-Delano metro area at 927,068 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 284,931 households. The median household income in the Bakersfield-Delano metro area is $70,210 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. The Bakersfield-Delano metro area scores 41 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #269 of 387 scored metro areas.
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