Auto · Small-town market · Oregon
Auto repair and car care businesses in the La Grande, OR area
How the La Grande, OR area compares with other small-town markets 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #279 of 538 scored small-town markets
#10 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon
- Listings
- 46
- 17 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $11.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,094 a household
- Spending per listing
- $259K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.2
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,900
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 46 auto repair and car care businesses in the La Grande area. 17 of them (37%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 42.2 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,094 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in the La Grande area spend about $11.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $259K per business, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the La Grande area in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 545 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $200K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the La Grande area.
Population estimates show the La Grande area declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the La Grande area is 49 (lower middle), #279 of 538 scored small-town markets and #10 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon.
How the La Grande 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 | La Grande area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.2 | 33.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $259K | $318K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 545 | 689 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +1.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,094 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,661 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 200.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 94
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4617 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $200K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the La Grande 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 La Grande area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,900−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,900
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,037 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $65,661+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,276
- Median home value
- $294,600
- Jobs located here
- 10,134
- Daytime population
- 25,115Residents 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 La Grande 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 La Grande area
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 care49
- Auto repair shops51
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing54
- Tire shops55
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations52
- Insurance agencies40
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 La Grande, OR area?
The La Grande area has 46 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the La Grande, OR area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.9M a year, or $1,094 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $259K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,900 households in the La Grande area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the La Grande, OR area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The La Grande area has 42.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $259K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the La Grande area would have about 44, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 545 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the La Grande, OR area growing?
Population estimates put the La Grande area at 25,900 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,900 households. Median household income in the La Grande area is $65,661, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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 La Grande area scores 49 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #279 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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