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Collision repair and body shops in the Clearlake, CA area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Clearlake, CA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #70 of 387 scored small-town markets
#2 of 6 scored small-town markets based in California

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$30.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,129 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
64% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,772
−0.6% 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

Households in the Clearlake area spend about $30.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,129 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 collision repair and body shops, that is $5.1M per shop, 64% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

There are 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Clearlake area as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Clearlake area in 2023. That is one for every 2,993 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Clearlake area declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Clearlake area is 67 (upper middle), #70 of 387 scored small-town markets and #2 of 6 scored small-town markets based in California. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Clearlake 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 collision repair and body 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Clearlake, CA area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureClearlake areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.23.83.1
Spending per listing$5.1M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,9933,2723,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.0%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,129$1,122$958
Median household income$60,621$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6737

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9
Employees, 2023
39
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Clearlake 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 Clearlake area

Population, 2025 estimate
67,772−0.6% since 2020
Households
26,940
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,255 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$60,621+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,306
Median home value
$324,300
Jobs located here
15,936
Daytime population
61,990Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across California

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in California for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in California (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Clearlake area marked.

Top small-town markets in California

Small-town markets in California ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA8162.8$4.6M+0.9%#14 of 387
1Truckee-Grass Valley, CA70133.0$3.9M−0.4%#59 of 387
2Clearlake, CA6762.2$5.1M−0.6%#70 of 387
3Red Bluff, CA6683.2$3.3M−1.7%#81 of 387
4Sonora, CA6562.6$4.3M−4.0%#85 of 387
5Eureka-Arcata, CA58122.2$4.5M−3.4%#119 of 387
6Ukiah, CA43113.2$3.3M−3.5%#247 of 387

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Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in the Clearlake, CA area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 collision repair and body shops in the Clearlake area. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $30.4M a year, or $1,129 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,940 households in the Clearlake area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Clearlake, CA area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

The Clearlake area has 2.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $5.1M, 64% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Clearlake area would have about 10, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,993 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is the Clearlake, CA area growing?

Population estimates put the Clearlake area at 67,772 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,940 households. Median household income in the Clearlake area is $60,621, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Clearlake area scores 67 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #70 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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