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Auto repair and car care businesses in Emery County, UT
The auto repair and car care businesses in Emery County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,139 of 2,401 scored counties
#16 of 21 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 19
- 6 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,437 a household
- Spending per listing
- $261K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 55.0
- 54% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,177
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Emery County comes to about $5M a year: $1,437 per household, 50% above the U.S. average. Spread across 19 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $261K per business, 3% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 19 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Emery County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 55.0 per 10,000 households, 54% 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 Emery County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 384 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Emery County grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Emery County is 52 (upper middle), #1,139 of 2,401 scored counties and #16 of 21 scored counties in Utah.
How Emery County compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Emery County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 55.0 | 41.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $261K | $294K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 384 | 539 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,437 | $1,224 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,291 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $874K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 196 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Emery 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 Emery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,177+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 3,453
- Median age
- 37.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.7
- Land area
- 4,463 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $74,291+33.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,609
- Median home value
- $218,700
- Jobs located here
- 3,393
- Daytime population
- 9,887Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wasatch County, UT | 83 | 44 | 34.2 | $404K | +9.9% | #85 of 2,401 |
| 2Tooele County, UT | 78 | 92 | 38.5 | $376K | +19.2% | #165 of 2,401 |
| 3Summit County, UT | 77 | 49 | 31.2 | $441K | +1.6% | #178 of 2,401 |
| 4Morgan County, UT | 73 | 12 | 31.7 | $533K | +8.1% | #262 of 2,401 |
| 5Box Elder County, UT | 73 | 72 | 36.8 | $373K | +12.7% | #269 of 2,401 |
| 6Millard County, UT | 73 | 20 | 45.9 | $311K | +7.7% | #282 of 2,401 |
| 7Utah County, UT | 71 | 830 | 40.9 | $319K | +14.5% | #343 of 2,401 |
| 8Juab County, UT | 69 | 22 | 57.0 | $268K | +14.8% | #404 of 2,401 |
| 9Davis County, UT | 68 | 454 | 39.2 | $334K | +4.8% | #427 of 2,401 |
| 10Sanpete County, UT | 68 | 42 | 47.3 | $284K | +10.3% | #446 of 2,401 |
| 16Emery County, UT | 52 | 19 | 55.0 | $261K | +3.4% | #1,139 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Emery County
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 Emery County, UT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 auto repair and car care businesses in Emery County. 6 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Emery County, UT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5M a year, or $1,437 per household. That is 50% above the U.S. average (an index of 150, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $261K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,453 households in Emery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Emery County, UT compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Emery County has 55.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $261K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $269K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 384 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Emery County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Emery County at 10,177 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,453 households. The median household income in Emery County is $74,291 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.7% 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. Emery County scores 52 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,139 of 2,401 scored counties.
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