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Auto repair and car care businesses in Utah County, UT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Utah County, UT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #343 of 2,401 scored counties
#7 of 21 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 830
- 276 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 379
- +20.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $264.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,303 a household
- Spending per listing
- $319K
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.9
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 759,859
- +14.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 830 auto repair and car care businesses in Utah County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 40.9 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Utah County comes to about $264.6M a year: $1,303 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. That is about $319K of household spending for each business on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 379 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Utah County in 2023, up 20.7% from 2019. That is one for every 536 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 610 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 32 SBA-backed loans worth $11.8M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Utah County.
Population estimates show Utah County grew 14.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Utah County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #343 of 2,401 scored counties and #7 of 21 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Utah 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 | Utah County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.9 | 41.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $319K | $294K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 536 | 539 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.7% | +10.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.5% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,303 | $1,224 | $958 |
| Median household income | $100,671 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 314 → 379+20.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,651
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $130.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 610Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 830276 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 985The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 32
- Amount
- $11.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Utah 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 Utah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 759,859+14.5% since 2020
- Households
- 203,018
- Median age
- 27.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 2,005 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 352
- Median household income
- $100,671+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $127,622
- Median home value
- $538,700
- Jobs located here
- 295,403
- Daytime population
- 667,806Residents 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 |
Other business types in Utah 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 care71
- Auto repair shops76
- Collision repair and body shops78
- Car washes and detailing62
- Tire shops81
- Oil change and quick lube59
- Gas stations93
- Insurance agencies48
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 Utah County, UT?
There are 830 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Utah County as of September 2026. 276 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 379 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 20.7% from 2019. Another 610 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Utah County, UT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $264.6M a year, or $1,303 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 830 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $319K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 203,018 households in Utah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Utah County, UT compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Utah County has 40.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $319K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Utah County would have about 985, against 830 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 536 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Utah County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Utah County at 759,859 people in 2025, up 14.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,018 households. Median household income in Utah County is $100,671, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. Utah County scores 71 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #343 of 2,401 scored counties.
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