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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #195 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon

Listings
516
107 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
252
−2.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$160.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $998 a household
Spending per listing
$310K
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.2
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
381,584
−0.7% 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 516 auto repair and car care businesses in the Eugene-Springfield metro area. 107 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.2, 10% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Eugene-Springfield metro area comes to about $160.1M a year: $998 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $310K of household spending for each business on map listings, 16% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Eugene-Springfield metro area was 252 in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 637 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 242 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $6.6M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Eugene-Springfield metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Eugene-Springfield metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Eugene-Springfield metro area is 51 (upper middle), #195 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon.

How the Eugene-Springfield metro area 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.

Auto repair and car care in Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureEugene-Springfield metro areaOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.233.035.7
Spending per listing$310K$318K$269K
Households per official establishment637689681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.7%+1.6%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$998$1,050$958
Median household income$71,544$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score5162

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
252−2.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,678
Annual payroll, 2023
$84.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
242Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
516107 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
596The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
12
Amount
$6.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Eugene-Springfield metro area, 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 the Eugene-Springfield metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
381,584−0.7% since 2020
Households
160,445
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
4,554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
84
Median household income
$71,544+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,524
Median home value
$430,600
Jobs located here
156,880
Daytime population
382,221Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Oregon

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Oregon for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Eugene-Springfield metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Oregon

Metro areas in Oregon ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Corvallis, OR867619.7$530K+4.4%#1 of 387
2Salem, OR7352432.8$331K+2.7%#36 of 387
3Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA712,93229.0$361K+1.0%#46 of 387
4Albany, OR7118937.3$307K+3.0%#48 of 387
5Bend, OR5845243.2$277K+7.0%#135 of 387
6Grants Pass, OR5715542.2$266K−0.4%#145 of 387
7Medford, OR5535838.9$273K−0.9%#164 of 387
8Eugene-Springfield, OR5151632.2$310K−0.7%#195 of 387

Other business types in the Eugene-Springfield metro area

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 the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area?

The Eugene-Springfield metro area has 516 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 107 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 252 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019. Another 242 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $160.1M a year, or $998 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 516 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $310K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 160,445 households in the Eugene-Springfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

The Eugene-Springfield metro area has 32.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $310K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Eugene-Springfield metro area would have about 596, against 516 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 637 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Eugene-Springfield metro area at 381,584 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 160,445 households. Median household income in the Eugene-Springfield metro area is $71,544, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.5%, 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. The Eugene-Springfield metro area scores 51 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #195 of 387 scored metro areas.

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