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Auto repair shops in the Redding, CA metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #338 of 387 scored metro areas
#25 of 25 scored metro areas based in California

Listings
203
38 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
107
+1.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$77.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,086 a household
Spending per listing
$381K
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.5
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
181,648
−0.3% 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

For auto repair shops, the Redding metro area has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #338 of 387 scored metro areas and #25 of 25 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 203 auto repair shops in the Redding metro area. 38 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 28.5 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Redding metro area comes to about $77.4M a year: $1,086 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $381K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 14% below 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 107 businesses with payroll in the Redding metro area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 1.9% from 2019. That is one for every 666 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Redding metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Redding metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Redding 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 Redding, CA metro area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureRedding metro areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.524.721.5
Spending per listing$381K$455K$445K
Households per official establishment666861955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.9%+2.1%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,086$1,122$958
Median household income$72,636$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score2942

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
107+1.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
612
Annual payroll, 2023
$35.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
127Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20338 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
174The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$2.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
181,648−0.3% since 2020
Households
71,232
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
3,776 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$72,636+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,245
Median home value
$366,400
Jobs located here
65,820
Daytime population
181,391Residents 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 Redding 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
25Redding, CA2920328.5$381K−0.3%#338 of 387

Other business types in the Redding metro area

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Questions

How many auto repair shops are in the Redding, CA metro area?

There are 203 auto repair shops on map listings in the Redding metro area as of September 2026. 38 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 107 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 1.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 127 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $77.4M a year, or $1,086 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 203 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $381K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,232 households in the Redding metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Redding metro area has 28.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $381K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Redding metro area would have about 174, against 203 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 666 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Redding, CA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Redding metro area at 181,648 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 71,232 households. The median household income in the Redding metro area is $72,636 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% 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. The Redding metro area scores 29 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #338 of 387 scored metro areas.

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