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Auto repair and car care businesses in Skamania County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Skamania County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 94 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #5 of 2,401 scored counties
#2 of 35 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 9
- 3 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,356 a household
- Spending per listing
- $756K
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.9
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,669
- +5.2% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Skamania County has a Groundwork market score of 94 (very high): #5 of 2,401 scored counties and #2 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 9 auto repair and car care businesses in Skamania County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 33%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.9, 50% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Skamania County comes to about $6.8M a year: $1,356 per household, 42% above the U.S. average. That is about $756K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $269K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Skamania County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Skamania County grew 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Skamania 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 | Skamania County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.9 | 27.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $756K | $396K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 767 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.2% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,356 | $1,104 | $958 |
| Median household income | $93,265 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 94 | 84 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 93 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Skamania 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 Skamania County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,669+5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 5,019
- Median age
- 49.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 1,658 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7
- Median household income
- $93,265+43.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,147
- Median home value
- $529,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,184
- Daytime population
- 8,513Residents 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 Skamania 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 Skamania 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 Skamania County, WA?
There are 9 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Skamania County as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Skamania County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Skamania County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.8M a year, or $1,356 per household. That is 42% above the U.S. average (an index of 142, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $756K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,019 households in Skamania County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Skamania County, WA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Skamania County has 17.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $756K, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Skamania County would have about 25, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Skamania County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Skamania County at 12,669 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,019 households. Median household income in Skamania County is $93,265, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.1%, 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. Skamania County scores 94 for auto repair and car care businesses (very high), #5 of 2,401 scored counties.
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