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Auto repair shops in Placer County, CA
The auto repair shops in Placer County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #172 of 2,378 scored counties
#5 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 323
- 68 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 171
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $191M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,209 a household
- Spending per listing
- $591K
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.4
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 442,081
- +8.9% since 2020
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What this means
Placer County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #172 of 2,378 scored counties and #5 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 323 auto repair shops in Placer County. Of those, 68 are chain locations, or 21%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 20.4 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Placer County comes to about $191M a year: $1,209 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That is about $591K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 33% 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 171 businesses with payroll in Placer County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 924 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $10.3M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Placer County. Population estimates show Placer County grew 8.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Placer 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 | Placer County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.4 | 24.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $591K | $455K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 924 | 861 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +2.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.9% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,209 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $115,998 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 171 → 1710.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,172
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $75.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 242Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32368 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 430The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 14
- Amount
- $10.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Placer 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 Placer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 442,081+8.9% since 2020
- Households
- 157,954
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 298
- Median household income
- $115,998+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $150,239
- Median home value
- $688,100
- Jobs located here
- 187,169
- Daytime population
- 424,461Residents 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 |
Other business types in Placer 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 Placer County, CA?
Placer County has 323 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 68 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 171 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 242 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Placer County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $191M a year, or $1,209 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 323 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $591K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 157,954 households in Placer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Placer County, CA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Placer County has 20.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $591K, 33% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Placer County would have about 430, against 323 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 924 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Placer County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Placer County at 442,081 people in 2025, up 8.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 157,954 households. The median household income in Placer County is $115,998 a year, 44% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. 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. Placer County scores 77 for auto repair shops (high), #172 of 2,378 scored counties.
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