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Collision repair and body shops in Solano County, CA

How Solano County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #411 of 1,327 scored counties
#22 of 44 scored counties in California

Listings
53
13 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
50
+2.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$194.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,232 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
455,376
+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 Solano County spend about $194.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,232 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

Solano County has 53 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 50 businesses with payroll in Solano County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, up 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,150 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $785K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Solano County.

Population estimates put the population change in Solano County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Solano County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #411 of 1,327 scored counties and #22 of 44 scored counties in California.

How Solano 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Solano County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSolano CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.43.83.1
Spending per listing$3.7M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,1503,2723,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.0%−1.0%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,232$1,122$958
Median household income$100,401$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6137

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
49 → 50+2.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
377
Annual payroll, 2023
$26.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5313 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$785K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Solano 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 Solano County

Population, 2025 estimate
455,376+0.6% since 2020
Households
157,512
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
822 sq. mi.
People per square mile
550
Median household income
$100,401+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$126,026
Median home value
$617,700
Jobs located here
138,955
Daytime population
384,717Residents 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 counties in California for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in California, with Solano County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Merced County, CA85212.4$4.5M+5.1%#32 of 1,327
2Madera County, CA79153.3$3.6M+7.4%#83 of 1,327
3Tulare County, CA78362.5$4.6M+2.4%#89 of 1,327
4El Dorado County, CA76152.0$6.5M+0.6%#109 of 1,327
5Riverside County, CA752603.4$3.7M+5.0%#134 of 1,327
6Placer County, CA74533.4$3.6M+8.9%#144 of 1,327
7San Joaquin County, CA73813.3$3.7M+5.5%#163 of 1,327
8Contra Costa County, CA721273.1$4M+0.3%#179 of 1,327
9Yolo County, CA70202.6$4.2M+3.1%#212 of 1,327
10Napa County, CA66122.4$5M−3.3%#291 of 1,327
22Solano County, CA61533.4$3.7M+0.6%#411 of 1,327

Other business types in Solano County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Solano County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 53 collision repair and body shops in Solano County. 13 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Solano County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $194.1M a year, or $1,232 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 157,512 households in Solano County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Solano 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 $3.7M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Solano County would have about 63, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,150 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Solano County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Solano County at 455,376 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 157,512 households. Median household income in Solano County is $100,401, 24% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Solano County scores 61 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #411 of 1,327 scored counties.

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