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Auto repair shops in Yuba County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Yuba County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #30 of 2,378 scored counties
#1 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 40
- 8 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,141 a household
- Spending per listing
- $817K
- 84% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.0
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,691
- +8.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Yuba County is 89 (high), #30 of 2,378 scored counties and #1 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 40 auto repair shops in Yuba County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 14.0 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,141 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Yuba County spend about $32.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $817K per shop, 84% 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.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Yuba County in 2023. That is one for every 1,507 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $382K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Yuba County. Population estimates put the population change in Yuba County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Yuba 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 | Yuba County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.0 | 24.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $817K | $455K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,507 | 861 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.2% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,141 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,373 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 61
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 55Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 408 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $382K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Yuba 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 Yuba County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,691+8.2% since 2020
- Households
- 28,635
- Median age
- 35.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 632 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 134
- Median household income
- $76,373+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,648
- Median home value
- $412,300
- Jobs located here
- 17,377
- Daytime population
- 68,426Residents 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 Yuba 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 Yuba County, CA?
Yuba County has 40 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 55 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Yuba County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $32.7M a year, or $1,141 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $817K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,635 households in Yuba County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yuba County, CA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Yuba County has 14.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $817K, 84% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Yuba County would have about 74, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,507 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Yuba County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Yuba County at 88,691 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,635 households. The median household income in Yuba County is $76,373 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Yuba County scores 89 for auto repair shops (high), #30 of 2,378 scored counties.
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