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Auto repair and car care businesses in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK
The auto repair and car care businesses in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #891 of 2,401 scored counties
#4 of 9 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 104
- 28 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- +2.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $27.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,146 a household
- Spending per listing
- $269K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.7
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 61,951
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Kenai Peninsula Borough comes to about $27.9M a year: $1,146 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That is about $269K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.
Kenai Peninsula Borough has 104 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.7, 20% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Kenai Peninsula Borough was 43 in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 567 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 88 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.6M has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Kenai Peninsula Borough.
Population estimates put the population change in Kenai Peninsula Borough from 2020 to 2025 at +5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kenai Peninsula Borough scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #891 of 2,401 scored counties and #4 of 9 scored counties in Alaska.
How Kenai Peninsula Borough 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 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.7 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $269K | $300K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 567 | 681 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.4% | +10.0% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,146 | $1,043 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,538 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 43+2.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 227
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 88Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10428 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 104The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Kenai Peninsula Borough, 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 61,951+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 24,371
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 16,017 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $80,538+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,973
- Median home value
- $323,200
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alaska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Kenai Peninsula Borough marked.
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 Kenai Peninsula Borough
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 care57
- Auto repair shops57
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing72
- Tire shops74
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations66
- 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 auto repair and car care businesses are in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 104 auto repair and car care businesses in Kenai Peninsula Borough. 28 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 88 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $27.9M a year, or $1,146 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 104 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $269K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,371 households in Kenai Peninsula Borough and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Kenai Peninsula Borough has 42.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $269K, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 567 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK growing?
Population estimates put Kenai Peninsula Borough at 61,951 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,371 households. The median household income in Kenai Peninsula Borough is $80,538 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Kenai Peninsula Borough scores 57 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #891 of 2,401 scored counties.
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