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Auto repair and car care businesses in Windham County, VT
How Windham County, VT compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,239 of 2,401 scored counties
#7 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 82
- 17 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- −13.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $844 a household
- Spending per listing
- $204K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.4
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,204
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Windham County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #2,239 of 2,401 scored counties and #7 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 auto repair and car care businesses in Windham County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 41.4 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Windham County comes to about $16.7M a year: $844 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $204K per business, 24% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Windham County was 33 in 2023, down 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 600 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Windham County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Windham County compares
The same measures for Vermont 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 | Windham County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.4 | 41.2 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $204K | $210K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 600 | 519 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.2% | −2.8% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $844 | $866 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,217 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 10 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 33−13.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 125
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 44Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The 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 Windham 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 Windham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,204−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 19,784
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 786 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 58
- Median household income
- $72,217+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,781
- Median home value
- $279,600
- Jobs located here
- 21,744
- Daytime population
- 48,005Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orange County, VT | 49 | 46 | 36.1 | $259K | +2.4% | #1,269 of 2,401 |
| 2Addison County, VT | 35 | 59 | 39.4 | $243K | +1.8% | #1,834 of 2,401 |
| 3Lamoille County, VT | 31 | 47 | 39.4 | $225K | +1.4% | #1,990 of 2,401 |
| 4Chittenden County, VT | 30 | 255 | 35.7 | $238K | +0.4% | #2,023 of 2,401 |
| 5Windsor County, VT | 28 | 99 | 39.1 | $227K | −0.7% | #2,079 of 2,401 |
| 6Caledonia County, VT | 28 | 53 | 40.5 | $208K | +0.8% | #2,085 of 2,401 |
| 7Windham County, VT | 22 | 82 | 41.4 | $204K | −1.4% | #2,239 of 2,401 |
| 8Franklin County, VT | 21 | 113 | 56.6 | $159K | +2.3% | #2,266 of 2,401 |
| 9Washington County, VT | 17 | 110 | 42.5 | $199K | −0.2% | #2,317 of 2,401 |
| 10Orleans County, VT | 15 | 59 | 48.9 | $174K | +0.7% | #2,348 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Windham 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 care22
- Auto repair shops13
- Collision repair and body shops24
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops47
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations18
- Insurance agencies54
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 Windham County, VT?
There are 82 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Windham County as of September 2026. 17 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 13.2% from 2019. Official counts list 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Windham County, VT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16.7M a year, or $844 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $204K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,784 households in Windham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Windham County, VT compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Windham County has 41.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $204K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Windham County would have about 62, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 600 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Windham County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Windham County at 45,204 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,784 households. Median household income in Windham County is $72,217, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.9%, 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. Windham County scores 22 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,239 of 2,401 scored counties.
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