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Auto repair and car care businesses in Yamhill County, OR
How Yamhill County, OR compares with other counties 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #735 of 2,401 scored counties
#12 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 150
- 45 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 67
- +9.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,155 a household
- Spending per listing
- $302K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.2
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 110,024
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,155 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Yamhill County spend about $45.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $302K of household spending for each business on map listings, 12% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Yamhill County has 150 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 38.2 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Yamhill County was 67 in 2023, up 9.8% from 2019. That is one for every 586 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 76 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Yamhill County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Yamhill County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #735 of 2,401 scored counties and #12 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.
How Yamhill 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 | Yamhill County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.2 | 33.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $302K | $318K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 586 | 689 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.8% | +1.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,155 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $90,063 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 61 → 67+9.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 408
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 76Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15045 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 169The 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 Yamhill 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 Yamhill County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 110,024+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 39,247
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 716 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 152
- Median household income
- $90,063+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,958
- Median home value
- $471,700
- Jobs located here
- 38,662
- Daytime population
- 98,390Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Yamhill County marked.
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 |
| 12Yamhill County, OR | 60 | 150 | 38.2 | $302K | +2.2% | #735 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Yamhill County
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 care60
- Auto repair shops64
- Collision repair and body shops69
- Car washes and detailing62
- Tire shops69
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations78
- Insurance agencies55
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 Yamhill County, OR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 150 auto repair and car care businesses in Yamhill County. 45 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 9.8% from 2019. Another 76 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Yamhill County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $45.3M a year, or $1,155 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 150 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $302K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,247 households in Yamhill County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yamhill County, OR compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Yamhill County has 38.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $302K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Yamhill County would have about 169, against 150 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 586 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Yamhill County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Yamhill County at 110,024 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,247 households. The median household income in Yamhill County is $90,063 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.9% 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. 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. Yamhill County scores 60 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #735 of 2,401 scored counties.
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