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Auto repair and car care businesses in Whitman County, WA
The auto repair and car care businesses in Whitman County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #291 of 2,401 scored counties
#23 of 35 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 41
- 14 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −23.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $961 a household
- Spending per listing
- $439K
- 63% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.9
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,512
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 auto repair and car care businesses in Whitman County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 34%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 21.9 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $961 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Whitman County spend about $18M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $439K of household spending for each business on map listings, 63% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Whitman County in 2023, down 23.1% from 2019. That is one for every 936 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 26 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $511K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Whitman County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Whitman County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Whitman County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #291 of 2,401 scored counties and #23 of 35 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Whitman 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 | Whitman County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.9 | 27.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $439K | $396K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 936 | 767 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −23.1% | +1.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $961 | $1,104 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,406 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 84 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 20−23.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 122
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $511K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Whitman 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 Whitman County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,512+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,721
- Median age
- 33.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 47%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,159 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $55,406+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,165
- Median home value
- $359,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,571
- Daytime population
- 49,541Residents 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 Whitman 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 |
| 23Whitman County, WA | 72 | 41 | 21.9 | $439K | +1.5% | #291 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Whitman 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 Whitman County, WA?
Whitman County has 41 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 23.1% from 2019. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Whitman County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $18M a year, or $961 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $439K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,721 households in Whitman County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Whitman County, WA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Whitman County has 21.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $439K, 63% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Whitman County would have about 67, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 936 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 23.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Whitman County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Whitman County at 48,512 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,721 households. Median household income in Whitman County is $55,406, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.6%, 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. Whitman County scores 72 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #291 of 2,401 scored counties.
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