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Auto repair and car care businesses in Coos County, NH
The auto repair and car care businesses in Coos County, NH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 11 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,380 of 2,401 scored counties
#10 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 78
- 21 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- −8.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $11.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $801 a household
- Spending per listing
- $144K
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 55.7
- 56% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,343
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Coos County is 11 (low), #2,380 of 2,401 scored counties and #10 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Coos County comes to about $11.2M a year: $801 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $144K per business, 46% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 78 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Coos County as of September 2026. 21 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 55.7, 56% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Coos County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 8.8% from 2019. That is one for every 452 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $280K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Coos County. Population estimates show Coos County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Coos County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Coos County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 55.7 | 46.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $144K | $210K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 452 | 469 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.8% | +4.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $801 | $974 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,677 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 11 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 31−8.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 99
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 50Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7821 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $280K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Coos 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 Coos County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,343+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 14,002
- Median age
- 48.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,795 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17
- Median household income
- $57,677+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,445
- Median home value
- $188,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,577
- Daytime population
- 27,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Coos County marked.
Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hillsborough County, NH | 38 | 667 | 39.5 | $244K | +2.5% | #1,731 of 2,401 |
| 2Strafford County, NH | 36 | 212 | 40.7 | $230K | +3.0% | #1,803 of 2,401 |
| 3Rockingham County, NH | 32 | 655 | 51.3 | $204K | +3.0% | #1,962 of 2,401 |
| 4Carroll County, NH | 31 | 108 | 49.4 | $195K | +5.0% | #2,010 of 2,401 |
| 5Merrimack County, NH | 30 | 306 | 50.2 | $199K | +2.6% | #2,032 of 2,401 |
| 6Grafton County, NH | 29 | 174 | 46.9 | $191K | +2.2% | #2,067 of 2,401 |
| 7Belknap County, NH | 26 | 127 | 48.2 | $201K | +2.1% | #2,148 of 2,401 |
| 8Cheshire County, NH | 25 | 149 | 48.7 | $193K | +2.3% | #2,173 of 2,401 |
| 9Sullivan County, NH | 20 | 95 | 57.2 | $162K | +2.1% | #2,275 of 2,401 |
| 10Coos County, NH | 11 | 78 | 55.7 | $144K | +0.4% | #2,380 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Coos 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 care11
- Auto repair shops11
- Collision repair and body shops17
- Car washes and detailing33
- Tire shops31
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations16
- Insurance agencies67
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 Coos County, NH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 78 auto repair and car care businesses in Coos County. 21 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 8.8% from 2019. Another 50 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Coos County, NH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.2M a year, or $801 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $144K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,002 households in Coos County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Coos County, NH compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Coos County has 55.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $144K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Coos County would have about 42, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 452 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Coos County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Coos County at 31,343 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,002 households. The median household income in Coos County is $57,677 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Coos County scores 11 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,380 of 2,401 scored counties.
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