Auto · Small-town market · Washington
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Othello, WA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Othello, WA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #106 of 538 scored small-town markets
#10 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 26
- 13 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,254 a household
- Spending per listing
- $303K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.3
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,488
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Othello area spend about $7.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,254 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. That is about $303K of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 26 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Othello area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 41.3 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Othello area was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 349 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 32 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $9,500 has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Othello area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Othello area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, the Othello area has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #106 of 538 scored small-town markets and #10 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Othello area compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Othello area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.3 | 27.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $303K | $396K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 349 | 767 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,254 | $1,104 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,136 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 84 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18
- Employees, 2023
- 78
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2613 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $9,500
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Othello area, 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 the Othello area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,488+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 6,288
- Median age
- 29.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,925 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $66,136+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,806
- Median home value
- $273,300
- Jobs located here
- 8,184
- Daytime population
- 20,685Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Washington for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Othello area marked.
Top small-town markets in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shelton, WA | 96 | 65 | 25.0 | $514K | +7.8% | #1 of 538 |
| 2Port Townsend, WA | 88 | 28 | 17.1 | $634K | +2.7% | #5 of 538 |
| 3Ellensburg, WA | 88 | 63 | 31.5 | $377K | +4.2% | #7 of 538 |
| 4Aberdeen, WA | 83 | 84 | 27.4 | $400K | +3.0% | #12 of 538 |
| 5Oak Harbor, WA | 81 | 67 | 18.6 | $630K | −1.5% | #19 of 538 |
| 6Pullman, WA | 78 | 41 | 21.9 | $439K | +1.5% | #30 of 538 |
| 7Moses Lake, WA | 78 | 142 | 40.1 | $300K | +6.3% | #31 of 538 |
| 8Port Angeles, WA | 74 | 93 | 26.5 | $399K | +1.1% | #47 of 538 |
| 9Centralia, WA | 72 | 145 | 44.1 | $277K | +6.7% | #70 of 538 |
| 10Othello, WA | 67 | 26 | 41.3 | $303K | +4.3% | #106 of 538 |
Other business types in the Othello area
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 the Othello, WA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 auto repair and car care businesses in the Othello area. 13 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Othello, WA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.9M a year, or $1,254 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $303K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,288 households in the Othello area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Othello, WA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Othello area has 41.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $303K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Othello area would have about 29, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 349 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is the Othello, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Othello area at 21,488 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,288 households. The median household income in the Othello area is $66,136 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Othello area scores 67 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #106 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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