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Auto repair shops in Monterey County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Monterey County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,179 of 2,378 scored counties
#33 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 331
- 51 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 181
- +6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $160.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,214 a household
- Spending per listing
- $486K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.0
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,729
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,214 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Monterey County spend about $160.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $486K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 331 auto repair shops on map listings in Monterey County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 25.0 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 181 businesses with payroll in Monterey County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 732 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 341 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Monterey County.
Population estimates put the population change in Monterey County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Monterey County is 50 (upper middle), #1,179 of 2,378 scored counties and #33 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Monterey 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 | Monterey County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.0 | 24.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $486K | $455K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 732 | 861 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.5% | +2.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,214 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $97,230 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 170 → 181+6.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 780
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $44.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 341Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 33151 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 362The 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 Monterey 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 Monterey County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,729−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 132,489
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,282 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 133
- Median household income
- $97,230+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,514
- Median home value
- $781,000
- Jobs located here
- 167,373
- Daytime population
- 429,093Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 33Monterey County, CA | 50 | 331 | 25.0 | $486K | −1.5% | #1,179 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Monterey County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Health care
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Monterey County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 331 auto repair shops in Monterey County. 51 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 181 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 341 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Monterey County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $160.8M a year, or $1,214 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 331 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $486K 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 132,489 households in Monterey County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monterey County, CA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Monterey County has 25.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $486K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Monterey County would have about 362, against 331 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 732 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Monterey County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Monterey County at 433,729 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 132,489 households. Median household income in Monterey County is $97,230, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.9%, 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. Monterey County scores 50 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,179 of 2,378 scored counties.
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