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Auto repair and car care businesses in Uintah County, UT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Uintah County, UT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,792 of 2,401 scored counties
#20 of 21 scored counties in Utah

Listings
81
25 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
42
+2.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$14.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,182 a household
Spending per listing
$177K
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
66.7
87% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,278
+7.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 81 auto repair and car care businesses in Uintah County. Of those, 25 are chain locations, or 31%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 66.7 per 10,000 households, 87% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $1,182 per household (23% above the U.S. average), households in Uintah County spend about $14.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $177K of household spending for each business on map listings, 34% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

In 2023, official counts showed 42 businesses with payroll in Uintah County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 289 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 40 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $70K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Uintah County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Uintah County grew 7.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Uintah County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,792 of 2,401 scored counties and #20 of 21 scored counties in Utah.

How Uintah 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.

Auto repair and car care in Uintah County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureUintah CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households66.741.735.7
Spending per listing$177K$294K$269K
Households per official establishment289539681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.4%+10.6%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.3%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,182$1,224$958
Median household income$73,746$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score3766

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
41 → 42+2.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
300
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
40Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8125 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$70K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Uintah 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 Uintah County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,278+7.3% since 2020
Households
12,145
Median age
33.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
4,483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$73,746+13.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,276
Median home value
$298,600
Jobs located here
13,294
Daytime population
33,300Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Utah

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The highest-scoring counties in Utah for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Utah, with Uintah County marked.

Top counties in Utah

Counties in Utah ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wasatch County, UT834434.2$404K+9.9%#85 of 2,401
2Tooele County, UT789238.5$376K+19.2%#165 of 2,401
3Summit County, UT774931.2$441K+1.6%#178 of 2,401
4Morgan County, UT731231.7$533K+8.1%#262 of 2,401
5Box Elder County, UT737236.8$373K+12.7%#269 of 2,401
6Millard County, UT732045.9$311K+7.7%#282 of 2,401
7Utah County, UT7183040.9$319K+14.5%#343 of 2,401
8Juab County, UT692257.0$268K+14.8%#404 of 2,401
9Davis County, UT6845439.2$334K+4.8%#427 of 2,401
10Sanpete County, UT684247.3$284K+10.3%#446 of 2,401
20Uintah County, UT378166.7$177K+7.3%#1,792 of 2,401

Other business types in Uintah County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Uintah County, UT?

Uintah County has 81 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 40 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Uintah County, UT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $14.4M a year, or $1,182 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $177K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,145 households in Uintah County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Uintah County, UT compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Uintah County has 66.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 87% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $177K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Uintah County would have about 54, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 289 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Uintah County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Uintah County at 38,278 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,145 households. Median household income in Uintah County is $73,746, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.0%, 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. Uintah County scores 37 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,792 of 2,401 scored counties.

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