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California had 4,969 auto body, paint, interior and glass shops employing 37,768 people, 1st among the 50 states (Census County Business Patterns, 2023); its households have 26.8 million vehicles and a median income of $100,149 (ACS 2024 1-year).

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California market at a glance

Automotive body, paint, interior, and glass repair (NAICS 81112)4,969 establishments (2022: 4,854) · 37,768 employees · $2298.7 million payroll
All automotive repair and maintenance (NAICS 8111)19,778 establishments · 122,052 employees
Top countiesLos Angeles 1,327, Orange 435, San Diego 400, San Bernardino 281, Riverside 266, Alameda 246, Santa Clara 215, Sacramento 205, San Mateo 146, Ventura 117
Top metro areas (whole-metro counts)Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: 1,762; San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA: 624; Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA: 547; San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA: 400; Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA: 308; San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: 223; Fresno, CA: 124; Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA: 117
Households per establishment2,777 (US: 3,143)
Population39,431,263
Households13,797,638
Household vehicles26,815,625 (1.94 per household)
Median household income$100,149
Top counties, vehicles (ACS 5-year)Los Angeles 6,227,551, San Diego 2,296,319, Orange 2,204,912, Riverside 1,700,433, San Bernardino 1,487,226, Santa Clara 1,283,821, Sacramento 1,090,355, Alameda 1,059,962, Contra Costa 847,366, Fresno 638,006

Source: US Census Bureau: County Business Patterns (CBP) 2023, ACS 2024 1-year; city populations, Vintage 2024. US = 50 states + DC.

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California window tint rules

California allows clear, colorless film on front side windows if the film alone has 88% or more visible light transmittance, the glass with the film meets the federal 70% minimum, plus other conditions. Section 26708 exempts rear side windows, and the rear window when both outside mirrors show 200 feet of road. Windshields allow only transparent, non-red, non-amber material on the topmost portion, at least 29 inches above the driver's seat.

Summary checked against Cal. Veh. Code §§ 26708, 26708.2, 26708.5, 26708.7, 26710, 26701(d), 34500, 34500.7, 415, 40000.1, 42001, 40303.5, 40610, 40611, 40616, 49 C.F.R. 393.60 on 2026-09-19. Verify current statutes before quoting.

California window tint law: the short answer

California PPF shop questions

How many paint protection film businesses are there in California?
Census has no paint protection film category. Its closest, automotive body, paint, interior, and glass repair (NAICS 81112), counted 4,969 in California in 2023, most in Los Angeles (1,327), Orange (435), San Diego (400), San Bernardino (281) and Riverside (266) (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
How many vehicles are there in California?
California households had 26,815,625 vehicles available, 1.94 per household (ACS 2024 1-year). By county, the most are in Los Angeles (6,227,551), San Diego (2,296,319), Orange (2,204,912), Riverside (1,700,433), San Bernardino (1,487,226) (ACS 2020-2024 5-year).

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Number of auto body, paint, interior and glass shops, CBP 2023.

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