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Auto repair shops in Contra Costa County, CA
The auto repair shops in Contra Costa County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #256 of 2,378 scored counties
#6 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 758
- 134 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 386
- +4.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $506.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,222 a household
- Spending per listing
- $668K
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.3
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,170,070
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Contra Costa County spend about $506.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,222 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That is about $668K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 50% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 758 auto repair shops on map listings in Contra Costa County as of September 2026. Of those, 134 are chain locations, or 18%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.3, 15% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 386 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Contra Costa County in 2023, up 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,074 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 655 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 24 SBA-backed loans worth $14.8M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Contra Costa County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Contra Costa County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Contra Costa County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #256 of 2,378 scored counties and #6 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Contra Costa 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 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 | Contra Costa County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.3 | 24.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $668K | $455K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,074 | 861 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.0% | +2.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,222 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $127,229 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 371 → 386+4.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,360
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $324.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 655Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 758134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,139The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 24
- Amount
- $14.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,170,070+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 414,417
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,625
- Median household income
- $127,229+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $174,872
- Median home value
- $866,800
- Jobs located here
- 382,994
- Daytime population
- 1,022,844Residents 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 shops, numbered among those based in California, with Contra Costa County marked.
Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 89 | 40 | 14.0 | $817K | +8.2% | #30 of 2,378 |
| 2Calaveras County, CA | 81 | 26 | 14.1 | $928K | +2.8% | #91 of 2,378 |
| 3San Benito County, CA | 80 | 47 | 22.9 | $633K | +8.6% | #117 of 2,378 |
| 4Mariposa County, CA | 79 | 8 | 10.7 | $1.1M | −1.2% | #126 of 2,378 |
| 5Placer County, CA | 77 | 323 | 20.4 | $591K | +8.9% | #172 of 2,378 |
| 6Contra Costa County, CA | 73 | 758 | 18.3 | $668K | +0.3% | #256 of 2,378 |
| 7Trinity County, CA | 72 | 5 | 9.0 | $1.2M | −2.3% | #278 of 2,378 |
| 8Merced County, CA | 72 | 180 | 20.9 | $531K | +5.1% | #297 of 2,378 |
| 9El Dorado County, CA | 70 | 134 | 17.6 | $729K | +0.6% | #334 of 2,378 |
| 10Mono County, CA | 69 | 6 | 10.4 | $1.1M | −5.4% | #357 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Contra Costa County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 shops are in Contra Costa County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 758 auto repair shops in Contra Costa County. 134 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 386 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 4.0% from 2019. Official counts list 655 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Contra Costa County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $506.3M a year, or $1,222 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 758 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $668K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 414,417 households in Contra Costa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Contra Costa County, CA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Contra Costa County has 18.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $668K, 50% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Contra Costa County would have about 1,139, against 758 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,074 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Contra Costa County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Contra Costa County at 1,170,070 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 414,417 households. Median household income in Contra Costa County is $127,229, 58% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Contra Costa County scores 73 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #256 of 2,378 scored counties.
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