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Auto repair and car care businesses in Ravalli County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Ravalli County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #747 of 2,401 scored counties
#6 of 21 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 82
- 17 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- +20.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $23.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,241 a household
- Spending per listing
- $282K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.9
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,582
- +9.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 auto repair and car care businesses in Ravalli County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 43.9 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Ravalli County comes to about $23.2M a year: $1,241 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. That is about $282K of household spending for each business on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 41 businesses with payroll in Ravalli County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 20.6% from 2019. That is one for every 455 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 78 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Ravalli County.
Population estimates put the population change in Ravalli County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Ravalli County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #747 of 2,401 scored counties and #6 of 21 scored counties in Montana.
How Ravalli 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.
| Measure | Ravalli County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.9 | 43.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $282K | $265K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 455 | 437 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.6% | +9.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,241 | $1,157 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,283 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 41+20.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 175
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 78Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8217 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
- 2
- Amount
- $3.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Ravalli 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 Ravalli County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,582+9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 18,661
- Median age
- 48.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 2,391 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $71,283+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,389
- Median home value
- $476,600
- Jobs located here
- 14,115
- Daytime population
- 42,116Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Montana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Montana for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Montana, with Ravalli County marked.
Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, MT | 94 | 13 | 26.0 | $584K | +9.8% | #7 of 2,401 |
| 2Sanders County, MT | 85 | 17 | 31.2 | $382K | +12.9% | #55 of 2,401 |
| 3Carbon County, MT | 74 | 16 | 34.3 | $384K | +9.1% | #247 of 2,401 |
| 4Big Horn County, MT | 73 | 11 | 28.7 | $395K | −2.5% | #264 of 2,401 |
| 5Lake County, MT | 68 | 43 | 34.2 | $362K | +6.9% | #421 of 2,401 |
| 6Ravalli County, MT | 60 | 82 | 43.9 | $282K | +9.4% | #747 of 2,401 |
| 7Gallatin County, MT | 59 | 223 | 43.5 | $281K | +7.7% | #800 of 2,401 |
| 8Glacier County, MT | 56 | 15 | 35.0 | $292K | −2.0% | #929 of 2,401 |
| 9Missoula County, MT | 55 | 183 | 34.7 | $306K | +4.4% | #963 of 2,401 |
| 10Park County, MT | 54 | 35 | 41.8 | $278K | +5.7% | #1,034 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Ravalli County
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 care60
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops65
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops75
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations85
- Insurance agencies65
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 Ravalli County, MT?
There are 82 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Ravalli County as of September 2026. 17 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 20.6% from 2019. Official counts list 78 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ravalli County, MT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $23.2M a year, or $1,241 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $282K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,661 households in Ravalli County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ravalli County, MT compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Ravalli County has 43.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $282K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Ravalli County would have about 86, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 455 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Ravalli County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Ravalli County at 48,582 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,661 households. Median household income in Ravalli County is $71,283, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.4%, 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. Ravalli County scores 60 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #747 of 2,401 scored counties.
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