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Auto repair and car care businesses in Curry County, OR
The auto repair and car care businesses in Curry County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,232 of 2,401 scored counties
#23 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 42
- 15 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,026 a household
- Spending per listing
- $273K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.6
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,621
- −3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Curry County comes to about $11.4M a year: $1,026 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 42 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $273K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 42 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Curry County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 37.6, 5% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Curry County in 2023. That is one for every 858 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $31K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Curry County.
Population estimates show Curry County declined 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Curry County is 50 (upper middle), #1,232 of 2,401 scored counties and #23 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.
How Curry 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 | Curry County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.6 | 33.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $273K | $318K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 858 | 689 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.8% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,026 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,244 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4215 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $31K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Curry 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 Curry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,621−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 11,159
- Median age
- 56.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,628 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 14
- Median household income
- $62,244+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,583
- Median home value
- $381,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,519
- Daytime population
- 22,479Residents 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 Curry 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 |
| 23Curry County, OR | 50 | 42 | 37.6 | $273K | −3.8% | #1,232 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Curry 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 Curry County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 auto repair and car care businesses in Curry County. 15 of them (36%) 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 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Curry County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.4M a year, or $1,026 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $273K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,159 households in Curry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Curry County, OR compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Curry County has 37.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $273K, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Curry County would have about 43, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 858 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Curry County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Curry County at 22,621 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,159 households. The median household income in Curry County is $62,244 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. Curry County scores 50 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,232 of 2,401 scored counties.
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