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Auto repair and car care businesses in Coos County, OR
How Coos 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #818 of 2,401 scored counties
#14 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 78
- 26 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- +10.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $28.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,004 a household
- Spending per listing
- $370K
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.1
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,992
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Coos County comes to about $28.9M a year: $1,004 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 78 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $370K per business, 38% above 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. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 27.1 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Coos County was 41 in 2023, up 10.8% from 2019. That is one for every 701 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 64 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $796K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Coos County.
Population estimates show Coos County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Coos County is 58 (upper middle), #818 of 2,401 scored counties and #14 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.
How Coos 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 | Coos County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.1 | 33.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $370K | $318K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 701 | 689 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.8% | +1.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,004 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,143 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 41+10.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 224
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 64Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7826 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 107The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $796K
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
- 63,992−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 28,731
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,596 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $62,143+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,730
- Median home value
- $337,800
- Jobs located here
- 22,992
- Daytime population
- 63,860Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Coos County marked.
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 |
| 14Coos County, OR | 58 | 78 | 27.1 | $370K | −1.5% | #818 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 care58
- Auto repair shops56
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing64
- Tire shops55
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations58
- Insurance agencies58
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, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 78 auto repair and car care businesses in Coos County. 26 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 41 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 10.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 64 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Coos County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $28.9M a year, or $1,004 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $370K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,731 households in Coos County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Coos County, OR compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Coos County has 27.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $370K, 38% above 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 107, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 701 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Coos County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Coos County at 63,992 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,731 households. The median household income in Coos County is $62,143 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.9% 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 58 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #818 of 2,401 scored counties.
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