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Collision repair and body shops in the Ukiah, CA area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #247 of 387 scored small-town markets
#6 of 6 scored small-town markets based in California

Listings
11
2 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$36.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,048 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
88,122
−3.5% 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 Ukiah area spend about $36.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,048 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per shop, 8% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

The Ukiah area has 11 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Ukiah area was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 2,178 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Ukiah area declined 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Ukiah area is 43 (lower middle), #247 of 387 scored small-town markets and #6 of 6 scored small-town markets based in California.

How the Ukiah 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 Ukiah, CA area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureUkiah areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.23.83.1
Spending per listing$3.3M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,1783,2723,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.0%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.5%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,048$1,122$958
Median household income$68,092$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4337

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16
Employees, 2023
104
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Ukiah 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 Ukiah area

Population, 2025 estimate
88,122−3.5% since 2020
Households
34,842
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,507 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$68,092+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,438
Median home value
$512,200
Jobs located here
29,495
Daytime population
87,475Residents 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 Ukiah 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

Other business types in the Ukiah area

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 collision repair and body shops in the Ukiah area. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $36.5M a year, or $1,048 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 34,842 households in the Ukiah area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Ukiah area has 3.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Ukiah area would have about 12, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,178 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is the Ukiah, CA area growing?

Population estimates put the Ukiah area at 88,122 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,842 households. Median household income in the Ukiah area is $68,092, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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 Ukiah area scores 43 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #247 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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