Auto · Small-town market · Alaska
Auto repair shops in the Ketchikan, AK area
The auto repair shops in the Ketchikan, AK area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #193 of 538 scored small-town markets
#2 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Alaska
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $965 a household
- Spending per listing
- $503K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.2
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,549
- −2.6% since 2020
See the auto repair shops around any address in the Ketchikan area
The site report maps the auto repair shops on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Ketchikan area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Ketchikan area comes to about $5.5M a year: $965 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $503K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 11 auto repair shops on map listings in the Ketchikan area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 19.2 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Ketchikan area was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,146 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Ketchikan area declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Ketchikan area is 57 (upper middle), #193 of 538 scored small-town markets and #2 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Alaska.
How the Ketchikan 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 | Ketchikan area | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.2 | 19.8 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $503K | $527K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,146 | 876 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.8% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $965 | $1,043 | $958 |
| Median household income | $92,885 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $513K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Ketchikan 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 Ketchikan area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,549−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 5,732
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 4,857 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $92,885+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,287
- Median home value
- $393,300
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Ketchikan area?
These figures cover the whole small-town market. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the auto repair shops on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Ketchikan area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardAuto repair shops across Alaska
Every Alaska market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Alaska for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Alaska, with the Ketchikan area marked.
Top small-town markets in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Juneau, AK | 60 | 25 | 19.0 | $534K | −1.8% | #164 of 538 |
| 2Ketchikan, AK | 57 | 11 | 19.2 | $503K | −2.6% | #193 of 538 |
Other business types in the Ketchikan 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 Ketchikan, AK area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 auto repair shops in the Ketchikan area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Ketchikan, AK area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.5M a year, or $965 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $503K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,732 households in the Ketchikan area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ketchikan, AK area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Ketchikan area has 19.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $503K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Ketchikan area would have about 12, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,146 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is the Ketchikan, AK area growing?
Population estimates put the Ketchikan area at 13,549 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,732 households. Median household income in the Ketchikan area is $92,885, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ketchikan area scores 57 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #193 of 538 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Ketchikan area. It maps the auto repair shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in the Ketchikan area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Ketchikan area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Ketchikan area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.