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Auto repair shops in the Bethel Census Area, AK
The auto repair shops in the Bethel Census Area, AK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $381 a household
- Spending per listing
- $613K
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 71% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,391
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 auto repair shops in the Bethel Census Area. That comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Bethel Census Area comes to about $1.8M a year: $381 per household, 60% below the U.S. average. That is about $613K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 38% above the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Bethel Census Area in 2023. That is one for every 1,609 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Bethel Census Area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 auto repair shops on map listings, the Bethel Census Area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Bethel Census Area compares
The same measures for Alaska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair shops 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 | Bethel Census Area | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 19.8 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $613K | $527K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,609 | 876 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.8% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $381 | $1,043 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,996 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $351K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 mechanical, body and glass repair in the Bethel Census 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 Bethel Census Area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,391−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 4,828
- Median age
- 28.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 0.7
- Land area
- 40,655 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 0
- Median household income
- $73,996+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,078
- Median home value
- $168,100
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 74 | 87 | 21.8 | $572K | +10.4% | #236 of 2,378 |
| 2Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 57 | 60 | 24.6 | $466K | +5.1% | #866 of 2,378 |
| 3Juneau City and Borough, AK | 54 | 25 | 19.0 | $534K | −1.8% | #992 of 2,378 |
| 4Anchorage Municipality, AK | 51 | 227 | 20.9 | $504K | −1.3% | #1,135 of 2,378 |
| 5Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 51 | 11 | 19.2 | $503K | −2.6% | #1,136 of 2,378 |
| 6Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 43 | 84 | 23.1 | $467K | −1.4% | #1,513 of 2,378 |
| 7Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 35 | 11 | 23.7 | $407K | −5.0% | #1,833 of 2,378 |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Not scored | 3 | 6.2 | $613K | −1.5% |
Other business types in the Bethel Census 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 shops are in the Bethel Census Area, AK?
The Bethel Census Area has 3 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Bethel Census Area, AK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $1.8M a year, or $381 per household. That is 60% below the U.S. average (an index of 40, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $613K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,828 households in the Bethel Census Area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bethel Census Area, AK compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Bethel Census Area has 6.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $613K, 38% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Bethel Census Area would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,609 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bethel Census Area, AK growing?
Population estimates put the Bethel Census Area at 18,391 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,828 households. The median household income in the Bethel Census Area is $73,996 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.2% 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. 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 Bethel Census Area has no market score for auto repair shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
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