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Auto repair and car care businesses in Granite County, MT

How Granite County, MT 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

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,332 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
13.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
3,658
+10.6% 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

At $1,332 per household (39% above the U.S. average), households in Granite County spend about $2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1M per business.

Granite County has 2 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That is 13.2 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Granite County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Granite County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Granite County compares

The same measures for Montana 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 Granite County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureGranite CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.243.735.7
Spending per listing$1M$265K$269K
Households per official establishmentn/a437681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.6%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,332$1,157$958
Median household income$59,265$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Granite 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 Granite County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,658+10.6% since 2020
Households
1,514
Median age
52.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
1,727 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$59,265
Average household income
$83,119
Median home value
$352,700
Jobs located here
940
Daytime population
3,223Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Montana

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The highest-scoring counties in Montana for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Montana, with Granite County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, MT941326.0$584K+9.8%#7 of 2,401
2Sanders County, MT851731.2$382K+12.9%#55 of 2,401
3Carbon County, MT741634.3$384K+9.1%#247 of 2,401
4Big Horn County, MT731128.7$395K−2.5%#264 of 2,401
5Lake County, MT684334.2$362K+6.9%#421 of 2,401
6Ravalli County, MT608243.9$282K+9.4%#747 of 2,401
7Gallatin County, MT5922343.5$281K+7.7%#800 of 2,401
8Glacier County, MT561535.0$292K−2.0%#929 of 2,401
9Missoula County, MT5518334.7$306K+4.4%#963 of 2,401
10Park County, MT543541.8$278K+5.7%#1,034 of 2,401
Granite County, MTNot scored213.2$1M+10.6%

Other business types in Granite County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Granite County, MT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 auto repair and car care businesses in Granite County. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Granite County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Granite County, MT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $2M a year, or $1,332 per household. That is 39% above the U.S. average (an index of 139, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,514 households in Granite County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Granite County, MT compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Granite County has 2 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Granite County would have about 8, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Granite County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Granite County at 3,658 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,514 households. The median household income in Granite County is $59,265 a year, 27% 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Granite County

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