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Collision repair and body shops in the Yuba City, CA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Yuba City, CA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #62 of 381 scored metro areas
#3 of 25 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 21
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $72.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,164 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 187,478
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 collision repair and body shops in the Yuba City metro area. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Yuba City metro area comes to about $72.1M a year: $1,164 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 11% 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 the Yuba City metro area was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 5,161 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $200K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Yuba City metro area.
Population estimates show the Yuba City metro area grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Yuba City metro area is 70 (upper middle), #62 of 381 scored metro areas and #3 of 25 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Yuba City metro 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.
| Measure | Yuba City metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,161 | 3,272 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,164 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $78,179 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 97
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $200K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Yuba City metro 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 Yuba City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 187,478+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 61,927
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,235 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 149
- Median household income
- $78,179+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,808
- Median home value
- $424,200
- Jobs located here
- 48,001
- Daytime population
- 155,297Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in California for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in California, with the Yuba City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Merced, CA | 87 | 21 | 2.4 | $4.5M | +5.1% | #1 of 381 |
| 2Visalia, CA | 79 | 36 | 2.5 | $4.6M | +2.4% | #13 of 381 |
| 3Yuba City, CA | 70 | 21 | 3.4 | $3.4M | +3.3% | #62 of 381 |
| 4Stockton-Lodi, CA | 67 | 81 | 3.3 | $3.7M | +5.5% | #81 of 381 |
| 5Napa, CA | 65 | 12 | 2.4 | $5M | −3.3% | #91 of 381 |
| 6Chico, CA | 62 | 18 | 2.2 | $4.8M | −0.5% | #110 of 381 |
| 7Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 62 | 10 | 2.3 | $4.8M | +1.0% | #111 of 381 |
| 8San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 59 | 334 | 2.9 | $4M | −0.6% | #135 of 381 |
| 9San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 58 | 30 | 2.7 | $4.4M | 0.0% | #144 of 381 |
| 10Fresno, CA | 57 | 119 | 3.2 | $3.4M | +3.2% | #155 of 381 |
Other business types in the Yuba City metro area
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 care60
- Auto repair shops53
- Collision repair and body shops70
- Car washes and detailing68
- Tire shops56
- Oil change and quick lube56
- Gas stations59
- Insurance agencies71
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 the Yuba City, CA metro area?
There are 21 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Yuba City metro area as of September 2026. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Yuba City, CA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $72.1M a year, or $1,164 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 61,927 households in the Yuba City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Yuba City, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Yuba City metro area 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 $3.4M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Yuba City metro area would have about 23, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,161 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Yuba City, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Yuba City metro area at 187,478 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 61,927 households. The median household income in the Yuba City metro area is $78,179 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.5% 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. The Yuba City metro area scores 70 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #62 of 381 scored metro areas.
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