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Auto repair and car care businesses in Elko County, NV
The auto repair and car care businesses in Elko County, NV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #607 of 2,401 scored counties
#4 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 60
- 20 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $23M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,172 a household
- Spending per listing
- $384K
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.6
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,815
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 auto repair and car care businesses in Elko County. 20 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 30.6 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,172 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Elko County spend about $23M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 60 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $384K per business, 43% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 39 businesses with payroll in Elko County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 503 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 59 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $5.4M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Elko County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Elko County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Elko County is 63 (upper middle), #607 of 2,401 scored counties and #4 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.
How Elko County compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Elko County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.6 | 34.2 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $384K | $296K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 503 | 713 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +13.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,172 | $1,012 | $958 |
| Median household income | $86,487 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 390.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 246
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 59Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6020 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
- 5
- Amount
- $5.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Elko 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 Elko County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,815+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,627
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 17,173 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $86,487+6.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,650
- Median home value
- $301,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,857
- Daytime population
- 52,062Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lyon County, NV | 91 | 66 | 27.8 | $443K | +9.5% | #16 of 2,401 |
| 2Nye County, NV | 90 | 51 | 23.0 | $488K | +10.3% | #20 of 2,401 |
| 3Douglas County, NV | 69 | 62 | 29.1 | $432K | +1.2% | #374 of 2,401 |
| 4Elko County, NV | 63 | 60 | 30.6 | $384K | +2.1% | #607 of 2,401 |
| 5Clark County, NV | 63 | 2,927 | 33.9 | $284K | +5.8% | #633 of 2,401 |
| 6Washoe County, NV | 62 | 702 | 35.2 | $313K | +4.4% | #662 of 2,401 |
| 7Churchill County, NV | 56 | 36 | 37.8 | $320K | +1.1% | #916 of 2,401 |
| 8Humboldt County, NV | 43 | 32 | 46.3 | $260K | 0.0% | #1,501 of 2,401 |
| 9Carson City, NV | 25 | 132 | 55.7 | $192K | −0.2% | #2,174 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Elko 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 care63
- Auto repair shops65
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing77
- Tire shops57
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations39
- Insurance agencies70
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 Elko County, NV?
There are 60 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Elko County as of September 2026. 20 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 59 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Elko County, NV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $23M a year, or $1,172 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $384K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,627 households in Elko County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elko County, NV compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Elko County has 30.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $384K, 43% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Elko County would have about 86, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 503 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Elko County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Elko County at 54,815 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,627 households. Median household income in Elko County is $86,487, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 6.5%, 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. Elko County scores 63 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #607 of 2,401 scored counties.
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