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Collision repair and body shops in Placer County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Placer County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #144 of 1,327 scored counties
#6 of 44 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 53
- 18 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- −6.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $191M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,209 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 442,081
- +8.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 53 collision repair and body shops in Placer County. 18 of them (34%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in Placer County spend about $191M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,209 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. Spread across 53 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.6M per shop, 17% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Placer County was 44 in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,590 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Placer County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Placer County is 74 (upper middle), #144 of 1,327 scored counties and #6 of 44 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
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 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.
| Measure | Placer County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,590 | 3,272 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.4% | −1.0% | −0.8% |
| 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 | 74 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47 → 44−6.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 446
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5318 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Merced County, CA | 85 | 21 | 2.4 | $4.5M | +5.1% | #32 of 1,327 |
| 2Madera County, CA | 79 | 15 | 3.3 | $3.6M | +7.4% | #83 of 1,327 |
| 3Tulare County, CA | 78 | 36 | 2.5 | $4.6M | +2.4% | #89 of 1,327 |
| 4El Dorado County, CA | 76 | 15 | 2.0 | $6.5M | +0.6% | #109 of 1,327 |
| 5Riverside County, CA | 75 | 260 | 3.4 | $3.7M | +5.0% | #134 of 1,327 |
| 6Placer County, CA | 74 | 53 | 3.4 | $3.6M | +8.9% | #144 of 1,327 |
| 7San Joaquin County, CA | 73 | 81 | 3.3 | $3.7M | +5.5% | #163 of 1,327 |
| 8Contra Costa County, CA | 72 | 127 | 3.1 | $4M | +0.3% | #179 of 1,327 |
| 9Yolo County, CA | 70 | 20 | 2.6 | $4.2M | +3.1% | #212 of 1,327 |
| 10Napa County, CA | 66 | 12 | 2.4 | $5M | −3.3% | #291 of 1,327 |
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
- Auto repair and car care79
- Auto repair shops77
- Collision repair and body shops74
- Car washes and detailing85
- Tire shops90
- Oil change and quick lube91
- Gas stations78
- Insurance agencies36
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Placer County, CA?
There are 53 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Placer County as of September 2026. 18 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019.
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 53 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body 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 collision repair and body shops?
Placer County has 3.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.6M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Placer County would have about 62, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,590 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% 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 74 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #144 of 1,327 scored counties.
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