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Auto repair and car care businesses in Salt Lake County, UT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Salt Lake County, UT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #795 of 2,401 scored counties
#14 of 21 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 1,673
- 478 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 690
- +2.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $480.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,128 a household
- Spending per listing
- $287K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.2
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,220,916
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Salt Lake County comes to about $480.7M a year: $1,128 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $287K per business, 7% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Salt Lake County has 1,673 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 478 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 39.2, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 690 businesses with payroll in Salt Lake County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 618 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 945 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 63 SBA-backed loans worth $52M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Salt Lake County.
Population estimates show Salt Lake County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Salt Lake County is 59 (upper middle), #795 of 2,401 scored counties and #14 of 21 scored counties in Utah.
How Salt Lake 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 | Salt Lake County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.2 | 41.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $287K | $294K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 618 | 539 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.8% | +10.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,128 | $1,224 | $958 |
| Median household income | $97,494 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 671 → 690+2.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,553
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $274.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 945Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,673478 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,790The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 63
- Amount
- $52M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Salt 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 Salt Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,220,916+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 426,245
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,590
- Median household income
- $97,494+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,987
- Median home value
- $525,700
- Jobs located here
- 775,993
- Daytime population
- 1,357,402Residents 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 |
| 14Salt Lake County, UT | 59 | 1,673 | 39.2 | $287K | +2.9% | #795 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Salt Lake 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 care59
- Auto repair shops65
- Collision repair and body shops75
- Car washes and detailing57
- Tire shops68
- Oil change and quick lube44
- Gas stations77
- Insurance agencies29
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 Salt Lake County, UT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,673 auto repair and car care businesses in Salt Lake County. 478 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 690 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 945 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Salt Lake County, UT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $480.7M a year, or $1,128 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,673 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $287K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 426,245 households in Salt Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salt Lake County, UT compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Salt Lake County has 39.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $287K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Salt Lake County would have about 1,790, against 1,673 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 618 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Salt Lake County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Salt Lake County at 1,220,916 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 426,245 households. The median household income in Salt Lake County is $97,494 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Salt Lake County scores 59 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #795 of 2,401 scored counties.
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