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Auto repair and car care businesses in Sheridan County, MT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Sheridan County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,245 a household
Spending per listing
$459K
71% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.1
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
3,436
−2.9% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Sheridan County comes to about $1.8M a year: $1,245 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. Spread across 4 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $459K per business, 71% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 4 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Sheridan County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.1, 24% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Sheridan County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 369 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Sheridan County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Sheridan 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 Sheridan County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureSheridan CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.143.735.7
Spending per listing$459K$265K$269K
Households per official establishment369437681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.6%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,245$1,157$958
Median household income$70,147$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$180K
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,436−2.9% since 2020
Households
1,476
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,677 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$70,147
Average household income
$93,765
Median home value
$124,000
Jobs located here
1,183
Daytime population
3,423Residents 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 Sheridan 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
Sheridan County, MTNot scored427.1$459K−2.9%

Other business types in Sheridan 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 Sheridan County, MT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 auto repair and car care businesses in Sheridan County. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.8M a year, or $1,245 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $459K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,476 households in Sheridan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sheridan County has 27.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $459K, 71% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Sheridan County would have about 7, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 369 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Sheridan County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Sheridan County at 3,436 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,476 households. The median household income in Sheridan County is $70,147 a year, 13% 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?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Sheridan County. 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 Sheridan County

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