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Collision repair and body shops in Ventura County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Ventura County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #697 of 1,327 scored counties
#35 of 44 scored counties in California

Listings
118
21 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
98
+4.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$350.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,249 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.2
35% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
830,851
−1.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 118 collision repair and body shops in Ventura County. 21 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Ventura County comes to about $350.2M a year: $1,249 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 4% 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.

Official counts show 98 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Ventura County in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,861 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $7.4M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Ventura County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ventura County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For collision repair and body shops, Ventura County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #697 of 1,327 scored counties and #35 of 44 scored counties in California.

How Ventura 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 Ventura County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureVentura CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.23.83.1
Spending per listing$3M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,8613,2723,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.3%−1.0%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,249$1,122$958
Median household income$109,797$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4837

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
94 → 98+4.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
820
Annual payroll, 2023
$49.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11821 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
114The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$7.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
830,851−1.5% since 2020
Households
280,360
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,841 sq. mi.
People per square mile
455
Median household income
$109,797+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$144,867
Median home value
$822,700
Jobs located here
321,509
Daytime population
755,963Residents 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 Ventura 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
35Ventura County, CA481184.2$3M−1.5%#697 of 1,327

Other business types in Ventura 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 Ventura County, CA?

There are 118 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Ventura County as of September 2026. 21 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 98 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019.

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

About $350.2M a year, or $1,249 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 118 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 280,360 households in Ventura County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ventura County has 4.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Ventura County would have about 114, against 118 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,861 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Ventura County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Ventura County at 830,851 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 280,360 households. The median household income in Ventura County is $109,797 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. Ventura County scores 48 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #697 of 1,327 scored counties.

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