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Auto repair and car care businesses in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #319 of 2,401 scored counties
#1 of 9 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 163
- 34 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 65
- +44.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,247 a household
- Spending per listing
- $305K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.9
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,666
- +10.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 163 auto repair and car care businesses in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 40.9 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,247 per household (30% above the U.S. average), households in Matanuska-Susitna Borough spend about $49.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $305K of household spending for each business on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Matanuska-Susitna Borough in 2023, up 44.4% from 2019. That is one for every 613 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 121 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Population estimates put the population change in Matanuska-Susitna Borough from 2020 to 2025 at +10.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #319 of 2,401 scored counties and #1 of 9 scored counties in Alaska. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Matanuska-Susitna 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 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.9 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $305K | $300K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 613 | 681 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +44.4% | +10.0% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,247 | $1,043 | $958 |
| Median household income | $94,031 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45 → 65+44.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 482
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 121Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16334 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 185The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Matanuska-Susitna 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,666+10.4% since 2020
- Households
- 39,869
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 24,703 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $94,031+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,954
- Median home value
- $346,600
- 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 Matanuska-Susitna 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 Matanuska-Susitna 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 care72
- Auto repair shops74
- Collision repair and body shops92
- Car washes and detailing60
- Tire shops88
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations86
- Insurance agencies72
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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK?
There are 163 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Matanuska-Susitna Borough as of September 2026. 34 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 44.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 121 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $49.7M a year, or $1,247 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 163 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $305K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,869 households in Matanuska-Susitna Borough and national spending patterns by income.
How does Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Matanuska-Susitna Borough has 40.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $305K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Matanuska-Susitna Borough would have about 185, against 163 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 613 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 44.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK growing?
Population estimates put Matanuska-Susitna Borough at 118,666 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,869 households. Median household income in Matanuska-Susitna Borough is $94,031, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores 72 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #319 of 2,401 scored counties.
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