Auto · Small-town market · Oregon
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Hood River, OR area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Hood River, OR area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #73 of 538 scored small-town markets
#1 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon
- Listings
- 34
- 10 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,205 a household
- Spending per listing
- $317K
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.0
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,720
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Hood River area comes to about $10.8M a year: $1,205 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That works out to $317K per business, 18% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 34 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Hood River area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 38.0 for every 10,000 households, 6% 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 the Hood River area in 2023. That is one for every 688 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Hood River area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Hood River area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Hood River area scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #73 of 538 scored small-town markets and #1 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Hood River 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.
| Measure | Hood River area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.0 | 33.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $317K | $318K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 688 | 689 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,205 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $88,947 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 82
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3410 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Hood River 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 Hood River area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,720−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 8,939
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 522 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $88,947+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,854
- Median home value
- $660,000
- Jobs located here
- 13,643
- Daytime population
- 25,339Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oregon for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Hood River area marked.
Top small-town markets in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hood River, OR | 71 | 34 | 38.0 | $317K | −0.7% | #73 of 538 |
| 2Hermiston-Pendleton, OR | 68 | 135 | 40.9 | $290K | +1.8% | #99 of 538 |
| 3Coos Bay-North Bend, OR | 64 | 78 | 27.1 | $370K | −1.5% | #128 of 538 |
| 4Newport, OR | 64 | 74 | 32.0 | $297K | +0.3% | #131 of 538 |
| 5Klamath Falls, OR | 64 | 104 | 35.9 | $296K | +0.9% | #132 of 538 |
| 6Roseburg, OR | 63 | 173 | 36.4 | $299K | +0.6% | #151 of 538 |
| 7Brookings, OR | 58 | 42 | 37.6 | $273K | −3.8% | #195 of 538 |
| 8Astoria, OR | 53 | 56 | 31.1 | $311K | −0.6% | #233 of 538 |
| 9Ontario, OR-ID | 51 | 106 | 53.0 | $221K | +5.0% | #266 of 538 |
| 10La Grande, OR | 49 | 46 | 42.2 | $259K | −1.0% | #279 of 538 |
Other business types in the Hood River area
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 the Hood River, OR area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 auto repair and car care businesses in the Hood River area. 10 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. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Hood River, OR area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.8M a year, or $1,205 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $317K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,939 households in the Hood River area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hood River, OR area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Hood River area has 38.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $317K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Hood River area would have about 40, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 688 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is the Hood River, OR area growing?
Population estimates put the Hood River area at 23,720 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,939 households. The median household income in the Hood River area is $88,947 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.4% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Hood River area scores 71 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #73 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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