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Auto repair and car care businesses in San Juan County, UT
The auto repair and car care businesses in San Juan County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #564 of 2,401 scored counties
#12 of 21 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 13
- 6 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,096 a household
- Spending per listing
- $384K
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.5
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,542
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,096 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in San Juan County spend about $5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $384K per business, 43% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 13 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in San Juan County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 46% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.5, 20% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in San Juan County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 651 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $970K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in San Juan County.
Population estimates put the population change in San Juan County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in San Juan County is 64 (upper middle), #564 of 2,401 scored counties and #12 of 21 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How San Juan 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 | San Juan County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.5 | 41.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $384K | $294K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 651 | 539 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,096 | $1,224 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,481 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 47
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 136 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
- 3
- Amount
- $970K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in San Juan 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 San Juan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,542+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,555
- Median age
- 34.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 7,824 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $64,481+42.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,086
- Median home value
- $224,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,444
- Daytime population
- 14,561Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Utah market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Utah for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Utah, with San Juan County marked.
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 |
| 12San Juan County, UT | 64 | 13 | 28.5 | $384K | +0.1% | #564 of 2,401 |
Other business types in San Juan 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 San Juan County, UT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 auto repair and car care businesses in San Juan County. 6 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in San Juan County, UT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5M a year, or $1,096 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $384K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,555 households in San Juan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Juan County, UT compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
San Juan County has 28.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $384K, 43% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, San Juan County would have about 19, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 651 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is San Juan County, UT growing?
Population estimates put San Juan County at 14,542 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,555 households. The median household income in San Juan County is $64,481 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.1% 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. San Juan County scores 64 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #564 of 2,401 scored counties.
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