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Auto repair and car care businesses in Humboldt County, NV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Humboldt County, NV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,501 of 2,401 scored counties
#8 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 32
- 11 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,204 a household
- Spending per listing
- $260K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.3
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,267
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Humboldt County comes to about $8.3M a year: $1,204 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That is about $260K of household spending for each business on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 32 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Humboldt County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 46.3 per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Humboldt County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 432 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 33 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Humboldt County.
Population estimates show Humboldt County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Humboldt County is 43 (lower middle), #1,501 of 2,401 scored counties and #8 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.
How Humboldt 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 | Humboldt County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.3 | 34.2 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $260K | $296K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 432 | 713 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,204 | $1,012 | $958 |
| Median household income | $81,073 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 64
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $2.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Humboldt 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 Humboldt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,2670.0% since 2020
- Households
- 6,911
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 9,641 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $81,073+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,890
- Median home value
- $278,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,951
- Daytime population
- 16,323Residents 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 Humboldt County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Humboldt County, NV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 auto repair and car care businesses in Humboldt County. 11 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Humboldt County, NV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.3M a year, or $1,204 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $260K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,911 households in Humboldt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Humboldt County, NV compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Humboldt County has 46.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $260K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Humboldt County would have about 31, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 432 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Humboldt County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Humboldt County at 17,267 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,911 households. The median household income in Humboldt County is $81,073 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.7% 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. 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. Humboldt County scores 43 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,501 of 2,401 scored counties.
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