Auto · Small-town market · California
Auto repair shops in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #257 of 538 scored small-town markets
#7 of 9 scored small-town markets based in California
- Listings
- 100
- 13 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 67
- +1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $54.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $990 a household
- Spending per listing
- $544K
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.2
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,647
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 100 auto repair shops in the Eureka-Arcata area. 13 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 18.2 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Eureka-Arcata area comes to about $54.4M a year: $990 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $544K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 22% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 67 businesses with payroll in the Eureka-Arcata area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 820 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 88 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Eureka-Arcata area.
Population estimates show the Eureka-Arcata area declined 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, the Eureka-Arcata area has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #257 of 538 scored small-town markets and #7 of 9 scored small-town markets based in California.
How the Eureka-Arcata 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 | Eureka-Arcata area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.2 | 24.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $544K | $455K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 820 | 861 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.5% | +2.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $990 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,160 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 67+1.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 368
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 88Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10013 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 122The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Eureka-Arcata 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 Eureka-Arcata area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,647−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 54,922
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $61,160+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,194
- Median home value
- $446,900
- Jobs located here
- 48,178
- Daytime population
- 133,286Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in California for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in California (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Eureka-Arcata area marked.
Top small-town markets in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 75 | 36 | 16.5 | $759K | +0.9% | #39 of 538 |
| 1Crescent City, CA | 70 | 12 | 12.6 | $817K | −4.4% | #73 of 538 |
| 2Red Bluff, CA | 68 | 47 | 19.0 | $567K | −1.7% | #87 of 538 |
| 3Clearlake, CA | 63 | 60 | 22.3 | $507K | −0.6% | #132 of 538 |
| 4Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 58 | 109 | 25.4 | $467K | −0.4% | #184 of 538 |
| 5Sonora, CA | 57 | 51 | 22.5 | $508K | −4.0% | #192 of 538 |
| 6Susanville, CA | 56 | 18 | 19.5 | $558K | −13.1% | #202 of 538 |
| 7Eureka-Arcata, CA | 52 | 100 | 18.2 | $544K | −3.4% | #257 of 538 |
| 8Bishop, CA | 40 | 20 | 24.9 | $429K | −4.4% | #368 of 538 |
| 9Ukiah, CA | 36 | 85 | 24.4 | $430K | −3.5% | #408 of 538 |
Other business types in the Eureka-Arcata area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area?
There are 100 auto repair shops on map listings in the Eureka-Arcata area as of September 2026. 13 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019. Official counts list 88 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $54.4M a year, or $990 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 100 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $544K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,922 households in the Eureka-Arcata area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Eureka-Arcata, CA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Eureka-Arcata area has 18.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $544K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Eureka-Arcata area would have about 122, against 100 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 820 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Eureka-Arcata, CA area growing?
Population estimates put the Eureka-Arcata area at 131,647 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,922 households. The median household income in the Eureka-Arcata area is $61,160 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Eureka-Arcata area scores 52 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #257 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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