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Auto repair shops in the Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #256 of 387 scored metro areas
#19 of 25 scored metro areas based in California

Listings
119
20 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
47
−11.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$47.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,085 a household
Spending per listing
$402K
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.0
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
154,327
+1.0% 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

At $1,085 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in the Hanford-Corcoran metro area spend about $47.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $402K per shop, 10% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

The Hanford-Corcoran metro area has 119 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.0, 26% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Hanford-Corcoran metro area was 47 in 2023, down 11.3% from 2019. That is one for every 937 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 87 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $814K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Hanford-Corcoran metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Hanford-Corcoran metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Hanford-Corcoran metro area is 44 (lower middle), #256 of 387 scored metro areas and #19 of 25 scored metro areas based in California.

How the Hanford-Corcoran 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.

Auto repair shops in Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureHanford-Corcoran metro areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.024.721.5
Spending per listing$402K$455K$445K
Households per official establishment937861955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.3%+2.1%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,085$1,122$958
Median household income$70,995$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4442

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
47−11.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
181
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
87Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11920 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
108The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$814K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Hanford-Corcoran 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 Hanford-Corcoran metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
154,327+1.0% since 2020
Households
44,052
Median age
32.8
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,391 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$70,995+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,359
Median home value
$324,300
Jobs located here
45,618
Daytime population
145,293Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across California

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The highest-scoring metro areas in California for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in California, with the Hanford-Corcoran metro area marked.

Top metro areas in California

Metro areas in California ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Merced, CA7818020.9$531K+5.1%#20 of 387
2Napa, CA688116.3$743K−3.3%#61 of 387
3Vallejo, CA6436022.9$539K+0.6%#88 of 387
4Stockton-Lodi, CA6361725.2$485K+5.5%#92 of 387
5San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA621,49622.0$552K−0.6%#95 of 387
6San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA6124522.4$535K0.0%#104 of 387
7Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA5820220.8$590K−4.7%#123 of 387
8Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA582,06823.4$479K+3.2%#130 of 387
9Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA5740521.2$557K−0.4%#136 of 387
10Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA544,02427.7$444K+3.5%#169 of 387
19Hanford-Corcoran, CA4411927.0$402K+1.0%#256 of 387

Other business types in the Hanford-Corcoran metro area

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in the Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 119 auto repair shops in the Hanford-Corcoran metro area. 20 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 11.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 87 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $47.8M a year, or $1,085 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 119 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $402K 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 44,052 households in the Hanford-Corcoran metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

The Hanford-Corcoran metro area has 27.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $402K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Hanford-Corcoran metro area would have about 108, against 119 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 937 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Hanford-Corcoran metro area at 154,327 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,052 households. Median household income in the Hanford-Corcoran metro area is $70,995, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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 Hanford-Corcoran metro area scores 44 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #256 of 387 scored metro areas.

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