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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Bethel Census Area, AK
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Bethel Census Area, AK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #819 of 2,401 scored counties
#3 of 9 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $381 a household
- Spending per listing
- $368K
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- 71% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,391
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Bethel Census Area comes to about $1.8M a year: $381 per household, 60% below the U.S. average. That works out to $368K per business, 37% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 5 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Bethel Census Area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.4, 71% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Bethel Census Area in 2023. That is one for every 1,207 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bethel Census Area declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Bethel Census Area is 58 (upper middle), #819 of 2,401 scored counties and #3 of 9 scored counties in Alaska.
How the Bethel Census Area compares
The same measures for Alaska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses 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 | Bethel Census Area | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $368K | $300K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,207 | 681 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.0% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $381 | $1,043 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,996 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $417K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Bethel Census 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 Bethel Census Area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,391−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 4,828
- Median age
- 28.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 0.7
- Land area
- 40,655 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 0
- Median household income
- $73,996+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,078
- Median home value
- $168,100
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 72 | 163 | 40.9 | $305K | +10.4% | #319 of 2,401 |
| 2Juneau City and Borough, AK | 63 | 37 | 28.1 | $361K | −1.8% | #608 of 2,401 |
| 3Bethel Census Area, AK | 58 | 5 | 10.4 | $368K | −1.5% | #819 of 2,401 |
| 4Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 57 | 104 | 42.7 | $269K | +5.1% | #891 of 2,401 |
| 5Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 56 | 17 | 29.7 | $325K | −2.6% | #914 of 2,401 |
| 6Anchorage Municipality, AK | 54 | 379 | 34.9 | $302K | −1.3% | #1,022 of 2,401 |
| 7Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 47 | 133 | 36.6 | $295K | −1.4% | #1,323 of 2,401 |
| 8North Slope Borough, AK | 27 | 5 | 21.9 | $268K | −3.8% | #2,101 of 2,401 |
| 9Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 26 | 19 | 40.9 | $236K | −5.0% | #2,132 of 2,401 |
Other business types in the Bethel Census Area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in the Bethel Census Area, AK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 auto repair and car care businesses in the Bethel Census Area. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Bethel Census Area, AK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $1.8M a year, or $381 per household. That is 60% below the U.S. average (an index of 40, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $368K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,828 households in the Bethel Census Area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bethel Census Area, AK compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Bethel Census Area has 10.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $368K, 37% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Bethel Census Area would have about 7, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,207 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bethel Census Area, AK growing?
Population estimates put the Bethel Census Area at 18,391 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,828 households. The median household income in the Bethel Census Area is $73,996 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.2% 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 Bethel Census Area scores 58 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #819 of 2,401 scored counties.
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