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Auto repair and car care businesses in Pierce County, WA
The auto repair and car care businesses in Pierce County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #267 of 2,401 scored counties
#22 of 35 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 1,066
- 309 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 500
- +7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $406.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,157 a household
- Spending per listing
- $381K
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.3
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 946,288
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,066 auto repair and car care businesses in Pierce County. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 30.3 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,157 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Pierce County spend about $406.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $381K per business, 42% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 500 businesses with payroll in Pierce County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 703 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 543 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 34 SBA-backed loans worth $20.2M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pierce County.
Population estimates put the population change in Pierce County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Pierce County is 73 (upper middle), #267 of 2,401 scored counties and #22 of 35 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Pierce County 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 | Pierce County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.3 | 27.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $381K | $396K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 703 | 767 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.1% | +1.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,157 | $1,104 | $958 |
| Median household income | $99,564 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 84 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 467 → 500+7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,676
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $213.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 543Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,066309 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,514The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 34
- Amount
- $20.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pierce 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 Pierce County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 946,288+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 351,330
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,668 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 558
- Median household income
- $99,564+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,504
- Median home value
- $526,600
- Jobs located here
- 329,848
- Daytime population
- 851,977Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Washington, with Pierce County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Douglas County, WA | 96 | 37 | 23.2 | $547K | +8.0% | #1 of 2,401 |
| 2Skamania County, WA | 94 | 9 | 17.9 | $756K | +5.2% | #5 of 2,401 |
| 3Pend Oreille County, WA | 94 | 12 | 20.2 | $612K | +7.1% | #6 of 2,401 |
| 4Klickitat County, WA | 92 | 18 | 18.2 | $673K | +6.6% | #10 of 2,401 |
| 5Mason County, WA | 92 | 65 | 25.0 | $514K | +7.8% | #13 of 2,401 |
| 6San Juan County, WA | 89 | 20 | 22.2 | $526K | +4.2% | #25 of 2,401 |
| 7Stevens County, WA | 87 | 52 | 26.8 | $480K | +6.6% | #34 of 2,401 |
| 8Pacific County, WA | 86 | 24 | 21.9 | $502K | +3.6% | #44 of 2,401 |
| 9Jefferson County, WA | 84 | 28 | 17.1 | $634K | +2.7% | #61 of 2,401 |
| 10Kitsap County, WA | 81 | 255 | 23.5 | $504K | +2.7% | #101 of 2,401 |
| 22Pierce County, WA | 73 | 1,066 | 30.3 | $381K | +2.5% | #267 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Pierce 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 care73
- Auto repair shops72
- Collision repair and body shops72
- Car washes and detailing75
- Tire shops76
- Oil change and quick lube70
- Gas stations76
- Insurance agencies61
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 Pierce County, WA?
Pierce County has 1,066 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 309 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 500 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. Official counts list 543 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pierce County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $406.6M a year, or $1,157 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,066 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $381K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 351,330 households in Pierce County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pierce County, WA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Pierce County has 30.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $381K, 42% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Pierce County would have about 1,514, against 1,066 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 703 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Pierce County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Pierce County at 946,288 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 351,330 households. Median household income in Pierce County is $99,564, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.1%, 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. Pierce County scores 73 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #267 of 2,401 scored counties.
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