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Auto repair and car care businesses in Pima County, AZ
How Pima County, AZ compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #744 of 2,401 scored counties
#10 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 1,463
- 461 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 542
- −1.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $419.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $958 a household
- Spending per listing
- $287K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.4
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,685
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,463 auto repair and car care businesses in Pima County. 461 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 33.4 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $958 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Pima County spend about $419.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 1,463 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $287K per business, 7% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 542 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pima County in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 808 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 848 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $20.9M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pima County.
Population estimates put the population change in Pima County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Pima County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #744 of 2,401 scored counties and #10 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Pima 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 | Pima County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.4 | 36.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $287K | $281K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 808 | 758 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.3% | +9.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $958 | $1,037 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,315 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 549 → 542−1.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,772
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $187.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 848Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,463461 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,562The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 20
- Amount
- $20.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pima 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 Pima County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,685+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 437,827
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 9,189 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $70,315+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,008
- Median home value
- $319,700
- Jobs located here
- 381,409
- Daytime population
- 1,030,631Residents 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 Pima 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 |
Other business types in Pima 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 care60
- Auto repair shops57
- Collision repair and body shops70
- Car washes and detailing59
- Tire shops60
- Oil change and quick lube74
- Gas stations74
- Insurance agencies43
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 Pima County, AZ?
There are 1,463 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Pima County as of September 2026. 461 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 542 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. Official counts list 848 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pima County, AZ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $419.6M a year, or $958 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,463 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $287K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 437,827 households in Pima County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pima County, AZ compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Pima County has 33.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $287K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Pima County would have about 1,562, against 1,463 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 808 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Pima County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Pima County at 1,074,685 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 437,827 households. Median household income in Pima County is $70,315, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Pima County scores 60 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #744 of 2,401 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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