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Collision repair and body shops in San Benito County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in San Benito County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #326 of 1,327 scored counties
#12 of 44 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $29.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,448 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,082
- +8.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 collision repair and body shops in San Benito County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in San Benito County comes to about $29.8M a year: $1,448 per household, 51% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per shop, 3% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in San Benito County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,937 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in San Benito County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in San Benito County is 65 (upper middle), #326 of 1,327 scored counties and #12 of 44 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How San Benito 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 | San Benito County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,937 | 3,272 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,448 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $114,394 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- 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 San Benito 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 San Benito County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,082+8.6% since 2020
- Households
- 20,561
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 1,389 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $114,394+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $143,684
- Median home value
- $793,400
- Jobs located here
- 17,302
- Daytime population
- 57,797Residents 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 |
| 12San Benito County, CA | 65 | 10 | 4.9 | $3M | +8.6% | #326 of 1,327 |
Other business types in San Benito 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 care77
- Auto repair shops80
- Collision repair and body shops65
- Car washes and detailing89
- Tire shops65
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations97
- Insurance agencies73
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 San Benito County, CA?
There are 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings in San Benito County as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in San Benito County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $29.8M a year, or $1,448 per household. That is 51% above the U.S. average (an index of 151, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 20,561 households in San Benito County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Benito County, CA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
San Benito County has 4.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,937 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is San Benito County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Benito County at 70,082 people in 2025, up 8.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,561 households. The median household income in San Benito County is $114,394 a year, 42% above 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. San Benito County scores 65 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #326 of 1,327 scored counties.
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