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Auto repair and car care businesses in La Paz County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in La Paz County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,491 of 2,401 scored counties
#14 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 47
- 13 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $987 a household
- Spending per listing
- $188K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 52.5
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,711
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in La Paz County comes to about $8.8M a year: $987 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $188K of household spending for each business on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 47 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in La Paz County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 52.5, 47% 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 La Paz County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,120 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.5M has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in La Paz County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of La Paz County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in La Paz County is 44 (lower middle), #1,491 of 2,401 scored counties and #14 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How La Paz County compares
The same measures for Arizona 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 | La Paz County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 52.5 | 36.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $188K | $281K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,120 | 758 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $987 | $1,037 | $958 |
| Median household income | $49,478 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 50
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4713 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in La Paz County, 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 La Paz County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,711+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 8,959
- Median age
- 54.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,497 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $49,478+42.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,972
- Median home value
- $135,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,060
- Daytime population
- 16,016Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Arizona, with La Paz County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 91 | 402 | 24.8 | $443K | +25.4% | #15 of 2,401 |
| 2Santa Cruz County, AZ | 75 | 47 | 27.7 | $389K | +4.8% | #224 of 2,401 |
| 3Apache County, AZ | 67 | 54 | 25.6 | $374K | −2.2% | #451 of 2,401 |
| 4Gila County, AZ | 67 | 73 | 30.9 | $327K | +0.9% | #460 of 2,401 |
| 5Graham County, AZ | 67 | 48 | 37.7 | $326K | +4.0% | #462 of 2,401 |
| 6Cochise County, AZ | 65 | 163 | 32.0 | $330K | +0.6% | #531 of 2,401 |
| 7Yavapai County, AZ | 64 | 414 | 37.2 | $295K | +6.5% | #587 of 2,401 |
| 8Maricopa County, AZ | 63 | 6,692 | 38.7 | $272K | +5.5% | #637 of 2,401 |
| 9Yuma County, AZ | 61 | 265 | 33.4 | $289K | +9.2% | #706 of 2,401 |
| 10Pima County, AZ | 60 | 1,463 | 33.4 | $287K | +2.8% | #744 of 2,401 |
| 14La Paz County, AZ | 44 | 47 | 52.5 | $188K | +0.9% | #1,491 of 2,401 |
Other business types in La Paz County
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 care44
- Auto repair shops41
- Collision repair and body shops28
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops28
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations13
- Insurance agencies70
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 La Paz County, AZ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 47 auto repair and car care businesses in La Paz County. 13 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in La Paz County, AZ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.8M a year, or $987 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $188K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,959 households in La Paz County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Paz County, AZ compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
La Paz County has 52.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $188K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, La Paz County would have about 33, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,120 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is La Paz County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put La Paz County at 16,711 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,959 households. The median household income in La Paz County is $49,478 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.8% 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. La Paz County scores 44 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,491 of 2,401 scored counties.
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