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Auto repair and car care businesses in Lake County, OR
The auto repair and car care businesses in Lake 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
- 17
- 9 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,108 a household
- Spending per listing
- $227K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.9
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 8,187
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Lake County comes to about $3.9M a year: $1,108 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $227K of household spending for each business on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 53% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 48.9 per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Lake County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 1,160 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lake County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Lake 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 | Lake County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.9 | 33.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $227K | $318K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,160 | 689 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,108 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,787 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $386K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 179 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 8,187+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 3,480
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 8,139 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1
- Median household income
- $62,787
- Average household income
- $72,368
- Median home value
- $219,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,453
- Daytime population
- 7,906Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Lake County, OR | Not scored | 17 | 48.9 | $227K | +0.2% |
Other business types in Lake County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Lake County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 auto repair and car care businesses in Lake County. 9 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lake County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $3.9M a year, or $1,108 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $227K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,480 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, OR compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Lake County has 48.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $227K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Lake County would have about 14, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,160 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 8,187 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,480 households. The median household income in Lake County is $62,787 a year, 22% 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?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lake County. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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