Auto · Metro area · Idaho
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Pocatello, ID metro area
How the Pocatello, ID metro area compares with other metro areas 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #161 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho
- Listings
- 135
- 39 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- +22.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $37.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,123 a household
- Spending per listing
- $279K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.2
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,591
- +4.9% since 2020
See the auto repair and car care businesses around any address in the Pocatello metro area
The site report maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Pocatello metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey 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 Pocatello metro area comes to about $37.7M a year: $1,123 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $279K of household spending for each business on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Pocatello metro area has 135 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 39 are chain locations, or 29%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 40.2 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Pocatello metro area in 2023, up 22.2% from 2019. That is one for every 509 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 80 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Pocatello metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Pocatello metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, the Pocatello metro area has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #161 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho.
How the Pocatello 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.
| Measure | Pocatello metro area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.2 | 41.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $279K | $287K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 509 | 531 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.2% | +7.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,123 | $1,196 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,499 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66+22.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 405
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 80Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13539 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 140The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Pocatello 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 Pocatello metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 91,591+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 33,590
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,113 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $66,499
- Average household income
- $87,434
- Median home value
- $300,700
- Jobs located here
- 35,810
- Daytime population
- 86,430Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Pocatello metro area?
These figures cover the whole metro area. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Pocatello metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardAuto repair and car care across Idaho
Every Idaho market ranked →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 Pocatello metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boise City, ID | 75 | 1,069 | 35.1 | $336K | +12.2% | #27 of 387 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 65 | 206 | 41.7 | $308K | +8.8% | #82 of 387 |
| 2Coeur d’Alene, ID | 56 | 325 | 45.7 | $259K | +11.0% | #157 of 387 |
| 3Pocatello, ID | 55 | 135 | 40.2 | $279K | +4.9% | #161 of 387 |
| 4Lewiston, ID-WA | 48 | 113 | 42.2 | $276K | +1.5% | #219 of 387 |
| 5Idaho Falls, ID | 48 | 299 | 53.9 | $233K | +9.8% | #222 of 387 |
| 6Twin Falls, ID | 42 | 236 | 54.8 | $215K | +8.1% | #264 of 387 |
Other business types in the Pocatello metro area
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 care55
- Auto repair shops56
- Collision repair and body shops47
- Car washes and detailing49
- Tire shops61
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations48
- Insurance agencies38
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 Pocatello, ID metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 135 auto repair and car care businesses in the Pocatello metro area. 39 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 66 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 22.2% from 2019. Official counts list 80 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Pocatello, ID metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $37.7M a year, or $1,123 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 135 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $279K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,590 households in the Pocatello metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pocatello, ID metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Pocatello metro area has 40.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $279K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Pocatello metro area would have about 140, against 135 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 509 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Pocatello, ID metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Pocatello metro area at 91,591 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,590 households. The median household income in the Pocatello metro area is $66,499 a year, 18% below 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 Pocatello metro area scores 55 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #161 of 387 scored metro areas.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Pocatello metro area. 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 the Pocatello metro area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Pocatello metro area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Pocatello metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.