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Auto repair and car care businesses in Washita County, OK

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #454 of 2,401 scored counties
#10 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $974 a household
Spending per listing
$366K
36% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.6
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,884
−0.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 auto repair and car care businesses in Washita County. None of them are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 26.6 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Households in Washita County spend about $4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $974 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 11 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $366K per business, 36% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Washita County in 2023. That is one for every 1,033 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 36 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Washita County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, Washita County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #454 of 2,401 scored counties and #10 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Washita County compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Washita County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureWashita CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.642.035.7
Spending per listing$366K$217K$269K
Households per official establishment1,033696681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.1%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$974$911$958
Median household income$63,501$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score6739

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$540K
One-person businesses, 2023
36Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Washita 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 Washita County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,884−0.2% since 2020
Households
4,131
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,003 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$63,501+19.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,529
Median home value
$118,400
Jobs located here
2,285
Daytime population
9,453Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Oklahoma

Every Oklahoma market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Washita County marked.

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wagoner County, OK859028.7$367K+14.6%#57 of 2,401
2Love County, OK811025.6$410K+6.1%#103 of 2,401
3Osage County, OK794324.7$415K+2.2%#144 of 2,401
4Rogers County, OK7711431.1$344K+7.1%#189 of 2,401
5Pawnee County, OK751626.2$398K+3.1%#223 of 2,401
6Lincoln County, OK744433.5$304K+5.3%#259 of 2,401
7Canadian County, OK7318932.5$308K+20.4%#283 of 2,401
8Adair County, OK701723.8$371K+2.0%#356 of 2,401
9McClain County, OK696439.0$281K+18.4%#401 of 2,401
10Washita County, OK671126.6$366K−0.2%#454 of 2,401

Other business types in Washita County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Washita County, OK?

Washita County has 11 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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. Another 36 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Washita County, OK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $4M a year, or $974 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $366K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,131 households in Washita County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washita County has 26.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $366K, 36% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Washita County would have about 15, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,033 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Washita County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Washita County at 10,884 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,131 households. Median household income in Washita County is $63,501, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.2%, 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. Washita County scores 67 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #454 of 2,401 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Washita County

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