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Auto repair and car care businesses in Gilliam County, OR

The auto repair and car care businesses in Gilliam County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,290 a household
Spending per listing
$226K
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
57.1
60% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,971
−2.1% 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 5 auto repair and car care businesses in Gilliam County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 40%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 57.1, 60% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $1,290 per household (35% above the U.S. average), households in Gilliam County spend about $1.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 5 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $226K per business, 16% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Gilliam County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Gilliam County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Gilliam 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.

Auto repair and car care in Gilliam County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureGilliam CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households57.133.035.7
Spending per listing$226K$318K$269K
Households per official establishmentn/a689681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.6%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,290$1,050$958
Median household income$66,917$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored62

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
52 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Gilliam 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 Gilliam County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,971−2.1% since 2020
Households
875
Median age
51.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
1,205 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$66,917
Average household income
$81,672
Median home value
$189,300
Jobs located here
791
Daytime population
1,853Residents 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 counties in Oregon for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Gilliam County marked.

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Polk County, OR836720.3$565K+2.3%#76 of 2,401
2Benton County, OR817619.7$530K+4.4%#100 of 2,401
3Morrow County, OR811637.0$339K+3.1%#108 of 2,401
4Columbia County, OR796330.1$417K+2.6%#143 of 2,401
5Jefferson County, OR753438.6$336K+4.7%#234 of 2,401
6Washington County, OR7462826.7$402K+1.8%#244 of 2,401
7Linn County, OR6918937.3$307K+3.0%#392 of 2,401
8Clackamas County, OR6846928.6$408K+0.9%#416 of 2,401
9Tillamook County, OR683428.5$360K−0.3%#422 of 2,401
10Hood River County, OR623438.0$317K−0.7%#660 of 2,401
Gilliam County, ORNot scored557.1$226K−2.1%

Other business types in Gilliam County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Gilliam County, OR?

Gilliam County has 5 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Gilliam County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Gilliam County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $1.1M a year, or $1,290 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $226K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 875 households in Gilliam County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gilliam 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 $226K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Gilliam County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Gilliam County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Gilliam County at 1,971 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 875 households. Median household income in Gilliam County is $66,917, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Gilliam County

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