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Auto repair and car care businesses in Baker County, OR
How Baker County, OR compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,037 of 2,401 scored counties
#28 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 42
- 12 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,082 a household
- Spending per listing
- $189K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 57.1
- 60% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,658
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Baker County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #2,037 of 2,401 scored counties and #28 of 29 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 auto repair and car care businesses in Baker County. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 57.1 for every 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,082 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Baker County spend about $8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $189K per business, 29% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Baker County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 566 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $54K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Baker County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Baker County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Baker County compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Baker County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 57.1 | 33.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $189K | $318K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 566 | 689 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,082 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,936 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $54K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Baker 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 Baker County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,658−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 7,355
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,068 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $60,936+32.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,443
- Median home value
- $285,600
- Jobs located here
- 5,330
- Daytime population
- 16,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Polk County, OR | 83 | 67 | 20.3 | $565K | +2.3% | #76 of 2,401 |
| 2Benton County, OR | 81 | 76 | 19.7 | $530K | +4.4% | #100 of 2,401 |
| 3Morrow County, OR | 81 | 16 | 37.0 | $339K | +3.1% | #108 of 2,401 |
| 4Columbia County, OR | 79 | 63 | 30.1 | $417K | +2.6% | #143 of 2,401 |
| 5Jefferson County, OR | 75 | 34 | 38.6 | $336K | +4.7% | #234 of 2,401 |
| 6Washington County, OR | 74 | 628 | 26.7 | $402K | +1.8% | #244 of 2,401 |
| 7Linn County, OR | 69 | 189 | 37.3 | $307K | +3.0% | #392 of 2,401 |
| 8Clackamas County, OR | 68 | 469 | 28.6 | $408K | +0.9% | #416 of 2,401 |
| 9Tillamook County, OR | 68 | 34 | 28.5 | $360K | −0.3% | #422 of 2,401 |
| 10Hood River County, OR | 62 | 34 | 38.0 | $317K | −0.7% | #660 of 2,401 |
| 28Baker County, OR | 30 | 42 | 57.1 | $189K | −0.4% | #2,037 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Baker 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 care30
- Auto repair shops27
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing32
- Tire shops38
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations35
- Insurance agencies46
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 Baker County, OR?
There are 42 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Baker County as of September 2026. 12 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 29 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Baker County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8M a year, or $1,082 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $189K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,355 households in Baker County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baker County, OR compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Baker County has 57.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $189K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Baker County would have about 30, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 566 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Baker County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Baker County at 16,658 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,355 households. Median household income in Baker County is $60,936, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.5%, 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. Baker County scores 30 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #2,037 of 2,401 scored counties.
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