Auto · Small-town market · Idaho
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Sandpoint, ID area
How the Sandpoint, ID area compares with other small-town markets 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #89 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho
- Listings
- 83
- 15 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- −5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $23.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,137 a household
- Spending per listing
- $278K
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.9
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,420
- +14.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,137 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in the Sandpoint area spend about $23.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $278K per business, 3% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Sandpoint area has 83 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 18%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 40.9 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Sandpoint area in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 534 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 69 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Sandpoint area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Sandpoint area from 2020 to 2025 at +14.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, the Sandpoint area has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #89 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Sandpoint 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 | Sandpoint area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.9 | 41.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $278K | $287K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 534 | 531 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.0% | +7.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.8% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,137 | $1,196 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,979 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38−5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 234
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 69Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8315 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 86The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Sandpoint 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 Sandpoint area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,420+14.8% since 2020
- Households
- 20,283
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,733 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $66,979+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,751
- Median home value
- $487,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,328
- Daytime population
- 48,152Residents 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 Sandpoint 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 Sandpoint 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 care69
- Auto repair shops69
- Collision repair and body shops65
- Car washes and detailing83
- Tire shops61
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations65
- Insurance agencies52
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 Sandpoint, ID area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 83 auto repair and car care businesses in the Sandpoint area. 15 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 69 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Sandpoint, ID area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $23.1M a year, or $1,137 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $278K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,283 households in the Sandpoint area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sandpoint, ID area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Sandpoint area has 40.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $278K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Sandpoint area would have about 86, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 534 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sandpoint, ID area growing?
Population estimates put the Sandpoint area at 54,420 people in 2025, up 14.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,283 households. The median household income in the Sandpoint area is $66,979 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.3% 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 Sandpoint area scores 69 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #89 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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