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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Moscow, ID area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Moscow, ID area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #3 of 538 scored small-town markets
#1 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho
- Listings
- 41
- 12 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- −15.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,089 a household
- Spending per listing
- $432K
- 61% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.2
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,842
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, the Moscow area has a Groundwork market score of 89 (high): #3 of 538 scored small-town markets and #1 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for auto repair and car care businesses.
Households in the Moscow area spend about $17.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,089 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $432K per business, 61% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Moscow area has 41 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 29%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.2, 29% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Moscow area in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 957 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Moscow area grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Moscow 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.
| Measure | Moscow area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.2 | 41.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $432K | $287K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 957 | 531 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.0% | +7.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,089 | $1,196 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,424 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17−15.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 99
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The 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 the Moscow 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 Moscow area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,842+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 16,270
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,080 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $65,424+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,649
- Median home value
- $368,600
- Jobs located here
- 14,414
- Daytime population
- 38,792Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets 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 Moscow area marked.
Top small-town markets in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Moscow, ID | 89 | 41 | 25.2 | $432K | +5.6% | #3 of 538 |
| Brigham City, UT-ID | 79 | 80 | 37.2 | $369K | +12.6% | #24 of 538 |
| 2Mountain Home, ID | 78 | 47 | 42.5 | $266K | +2.8% | #33 of 538 |
| 3Hailey, ID | 74 | 48 | 38.0 | $337K | +6.1% | #49 of 538 |
| 4Sandpoint, ID | 69 | 83 | 40.9 | $278K | +14.8% | #89 of 538 |
| Jackson, WY-ID | 68 | 60 | 41.4 | $304K | +4.2% | #97 of 538 |
| 5Blackfoot, ID | 67 | 79 | 49.0 | $274K | +6.4% | #111 of 538 |
| 6Rexburg, ID | 66 | 87 | 48.4 | $258K | +4.5% | #119 of 538 |
| Ontario, OR-ID | 51 | 106 | 53.0 | $221K | +5.0% | #266 of 538 |
| 7Burley, ID | 47 | 100 | 60.2 | $207K | +6.2% | #308 of 538 |
Other business types in the Moscow area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 the Moscow, ID area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 auto repair and car care businesses in the Moscow area. 12 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Moscow, ID area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.7M a year, or $1,089 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $432K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,270 households in the Moscow area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Moscow, ID area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Moscow area has 25.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $432K, 61% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Moscow area would have about 66, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 957 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Moscow, ID area growing?
Population estimates put the Moscow area at 41,842 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,270 households. The median household income in the Moscow area is $65,424 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Moscow area scores 89 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #3 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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