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Auto repair shops in Plumas County, CA
The auto repair shops in Plumas County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,864 of 2,378 scored counties
#53 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 19
- 3 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,046 a household
- Spending per listing
- $443K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.6
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,583
- −5.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Plumas County is 34 (lower middle), #1,864 of 2,378 scored counties and #53 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 auto repair shops in Plumas County. 3 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.6, 10% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Plumas County comes to about $8.4M a year: $1,046 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $443K of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with 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.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Plumas County in 2023. That is one for every 671 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Plumas County. Population estimates show Plumas County declined 5.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Plumas 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 | Plumas County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.6 | 24.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $443K | $455K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 671 | 861 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.9% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,046 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,031 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 193 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Plumas 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 Plumas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,583−5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 8,054
- Median age
- 50.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,553 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $66,031+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,802
- Median home value
- $360,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,669
- Daytime population
- 17,759Residents 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 |
| 53Plumas County, CA | 34 | 19 | 23.6 | $443K | −5.9% | #1,864 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Plumas 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 Plumas County, CA?
There are 19 auto repair shops on map listings in Plumas County as of September 2026. 3 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Plumas County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.4M a year, or $1,046 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $443K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,054 households in Plumas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Plumas County, CA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Plumas County has 23.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $443K, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 671 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Plumas County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Plumas County at 18,583 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,054 households. The median household income in Plumas County is $66,031 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.3% 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. Plumas County scores 34 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,864 of 2,378 scored counties.
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