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Auto repair and car care businesses in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK

The auto repair and car care businesses in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$541K
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $296 a household
Spending per listing
$180K
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.4
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,095
−9.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Northwest Arctic Borough comes to about $541K a year: $296 per household, 69% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $180K per business, 33% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Northwest Arctic Borough has 3 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 16.4 for every 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Northwest Arctic Borough, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Northwest Arctic Borough declined 9.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Northwest Arctic 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.

Auto repair and car care in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureNorthwest Arctic BoroughAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.434.735.7
Spending per listing$180K$300K$269K
Households per official establishmentn/a681681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.0%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−9.0%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$296$1,043$958
Median household income$84,018$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored58

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Northwest Arctic 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 Northwest Arctic Borough

Population, 2025 estimate
7,095−9.0% since 2020
Households
1,825
Median age
27.2
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
0.5
Land area
35,672 sq. mi.
People per square mile
0
Median household income
$84,018
Average household income
$104,843
Median home value
$199,100
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Alaska

Every Alaska market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Northwest Arctic Borough marked.

Top counties in Alaska

Counties in Alaska ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK7216340.9$305K+10.4%#319 of 2,401
2Juneau City and Borough, AK633728.1$361K−1.8%#608 of 2,401
3Bethel Census Area, AK58510.4$368K−1.5%#819 of 2,401
4Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK5710442.7$269K+5.1%#891 of 2,401
5Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK561729.7$325K−2.6%#914 of 2,401
6Anchorage Municipality, AK5437934.9$302K−1.3%#1,022 of 2,401
7Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK4713336.6$295K−1.4%#1,323 of 2,401
8North Slope Borough, AK27521.9$268K−3.8%#2,101 of 2,401
9Kodiak Island Borough, AK261940.9$236K−5.0%#2,132 of 2,401
Northwest Arctic Borough, AKNot scored316.4$180K−9.0%

Other business types in Northwest Arctic Borough

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 auto repair and car care businesses in Northwest Arctic Borough. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Northwest Arctic Borough: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $541K a year, or $296 per household. That is 69% below the U.S. average (an index of 31, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $180K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,825 households in Northwest Arctic Borough and national spending patterns by income.

How does Northwest Arctic Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Northwest Arctic Borough has 16.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $180K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Northwest Arctic Borough would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Northwest Arctic Borough, AK growing?

Population estimates put Northwest Arctic Borough at 7,095 people in 2025, down 9.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,825 households. The median household income in Northwest Arctic Borough is $84,018 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Northwest Arctic Borough. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Northwest Arctic Borough

Screening a site or an acquisition in Northwest Arctic Borough?

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