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Auto repair and car care businesses in San Juan County, WA
How San Juan County, WA 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 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #25 of 2,401 scored counties
#6 of 35 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 20
- 7 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,168 a household
- Spending per listing
- $526K
- 96% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.2
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,577
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
San Juan County scores 89 (high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #25 of 2,401 scored counties and #6 of 35 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 auto repair and car care businesses in San Juan County. 7 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.2, 38% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,168 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in San Juan County spend about $10.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $526K per business, 96% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in San Juan County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 1,288 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Juan County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How San Juan 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 | San Juan County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.2 | 27.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $526K | $396K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,288 | 767 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,168 | $1,104 | $958 |
| Median household income | $84,800 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 84 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 207 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The 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 San Juan 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 San Juan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,577+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 9,015
- Median age
- 56.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 174 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 106
- Median household income
- $84,800+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,031
- Median home value
- $799,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,552
- Daytime population
- 16,562Residents 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 San Juan 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 |
Other business types in San Juan County
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 San Juan County, WA?
There are 20 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in San Juan County as of September 2026. 7 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in San Juan County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.5M a year, or $1,168 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $526K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,015 households in San Juan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Juan County, WA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
San Juan County has 22.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $526K, 96% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, San Juan County would have about 39, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,288 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is San Juan County, WA growing?
Population estimates put San Juan County at 18,577 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,015 households. Median household income in San Juan County is $84,800, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. San Juan County scores 89 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #25 of 2,401 scored counties.
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