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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Coeur d’Alene, ID metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Coeur d’Alene, ID metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #157 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho

Listings
325
86 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
132
+16.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$84.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,181 a household
Spending per listing
$259K
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
45.7
28% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
191,864
+11.0% 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 the Coeur d’Alene metro area comes to about $84.1M a year: $1,181 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. Spread across 325 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $259K per business, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 325 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Coeur d’Alene metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 86 are chain locations, or 26%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 45.7 for every 10,000 households, 28% 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 the Coeur d’Alene metro area was 132 in 2023, up 16.8% from 2019. That is one for every 539 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 196 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $14.3M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Coeur d’Alene metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Coeur d’Alene metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Coeur d’Alene metro area scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #157 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho.

How the Coeur d’Alene metro area compares

The same measures for Idaho 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 Coeur d’Alene, ID metro area compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureCoeur d’Alene metro areaIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households45.741.735.7
Spending per listing$259K$287K$269K
Households per official establishment539531681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.8%+7.1%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.0%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,181$1,196$958
Median household income$81,861$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score5664

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
132+16.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
800
Annual payroll, 2023
$38.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
196Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
32586 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
313The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
15
Amount
$14.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Coeur d’Alene metro area, 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 the Coeur d’Alene metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
191,864+11.0% since 2020
Households
71,172
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,238 sq. mi.
People per square mile
147
Median household income
$81,861+43.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,508
Median home value
$518,700
Jobs located here
71,721
Daytime population
176,785Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Idaho

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Idaho for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Coeur d’Alene metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Idaho

Metro areas in Idaho ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boise City, ID751,06935.1$336K+12.2%#27 of 387
Logan, UT-ID6520641.7$308K+8.8%#82 of 387
2Coeur d’Alene, ID5632545.7$259K+11.0%#157 of 387
3Pocatello, ID5513540.2$279K+4.9%#161 of 387
4Lewiston, ID-WA4811342.2$276K+1.5%#219 of 387
5Idaho Falls, ID4829953.9$233K+9.8%#222 of 387
6Twin Falls, ID4223654.8$215K+8.1%#264 of 387

Other business types in the Coeur d’Alene metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in the Coeur d’Alene, ID metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 325 auto repair and car care businesses in the Coeur d’Alene metro area. 86 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 132 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 16.8% from 2019. Another 196 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Coeur d’Alene, ID metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $84.1M a year, or $1,181 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 325 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $259K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,172 households in the Coeur d’Alene metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Coeur d’Alene, ID metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

The Coeur d’Alene metro area has 45.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $259K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Coeur d’Alene metro area would have about 313, against 325 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 539 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Coeur d’Alene, ID metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Coeur d’Alene metro area at 191,864 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,172 households. The median household income in the Coeur d’Alene metro area is $81,861 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.0% 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. The Coeur d’Alene metro area scores 56 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #157 of 387 scored metro areas.

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