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Auto repair shops in El Dorado County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in El Dorado County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #334 of 2,378 scored counties
#9 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 134
- 32 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 89
- +2.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $97.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,282 a household
- Spending per listing
- $729K
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.6
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 192,323
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in El Dorado County spend about $97.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,282 per household, 34% above the U.S. average. Spread across 134 auto repair shops, that is $729K per shop, 64% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 134 auto repair shops on map listings in El Dorado County as of September 2026. Of those, 32 are chain locations, or 24%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 17.6 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in El Dorado County was 89 in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 856 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 127 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $6.5M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in El Dorado County.
Population estimates put the population change in El Dorado County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). El Dorado County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #334 of 2,378 scored counties and #9 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How El Dorado 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 | El Dorado County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.6 | 24.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $729K | $455K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 856 | 861 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.3% | +2.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,282 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $108,845 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 87 → 89+2.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 445
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 127Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13432 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 220The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $6.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in El Dorado 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 El Dorado County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 192,323+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 76,185
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,708 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 113
- Median household income
- $108,845+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $150,330
- Median home value
- $679,900
- Jobs located here
- 57,451
- Daytime population
- 166,597Residents 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 El Dorado 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 El Dorado 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 El Dorado County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 134 auto repair shops in El Dorado County. 32 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 127 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in El Dorado County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $97.7M a year, or $1,282 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 134 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $729K 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 76,185 households in El Dorado County and national spending patterns by income.
How does El Dorado County, CA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
El Dorado County has 17.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $729K, 64% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, El Dorado County would have about 220, against 134 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 856 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is El Dorado County, CA growing?
Population estimates put El Dorado County at 192,323 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,185 households. Median household income in El Dorado County is $108,845, 35% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. El Dorado County scores 70 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #334 of 2,378 scored counties.
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