NAICS 811121

Automotive Body & Collision Repair in California

Establishments primarily engaged in repairing and customizing automotive bodies, and repairing collision damage.

Establishments (2023)
4,141
Statewide, California
Employees
34,167
Mid-March employment
Annual payroll
$2.1B
All establishments
Avg. establishment size
8.3
Employees per establishment

What acquirers look at

Insurance Direct Repair Program relationships are the real asset and do not always transfer on a change of control. Verify DRP assignability before signing an LOI.

Auto Body by county

Ranked by establishment count, 2023 County Business Patterns. For the crowded-versus-underserved reading, see the saturation ranking, which ranks by establishments per resident instead.

#CountyEstablishmentsPer 10k residentsShare of state
1Los Angeles County1,1781.228.4%
2Orange County3641.28.8%
3San Diego County3080.97.4%
4San Bernardino County2251.05.4%
5Alameda County1971.24.8%
6Riverside County1970.84.8%
7Santa Clara County1861.04.5%
8Sacramento County1641.04.0%
9San Mateo County1371.83.3%
10Ventura County981.22.4%
11Contra Costa County900.82.2%
12Fresno County890.92.1%
13San Joaquin County690.81.7%
14San Francisco County680.81.6%
15Kern County670.71.6%
16Sonoma County671.41.6%
17Solano County501.11.2%
18Stanislaus County500.91.2%
19Monterey County461.11.1%
20Placer County441.01.1%
21Santa Barbara County431.01.0%
22Marin County421.71.0%
23San Luis Obispo County361.30.9%
24Santa Cruz County321.20.8%
25Tulare County300.60.7%

Counties in California

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Establishment counts, employment and annual payroll by NAICS. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2026Q1). Quarterly establishment counts and employment for employers covered by unemployment insurance. Retrieved 2026-09-08.