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Auto repair shops in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #236 of 2,378 scored counties
#1 of 7 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 87
- 9 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- +36.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,247 a household
- Spending per listing
- $572K
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,666
- +10.4% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, Matanuska-Susitna Borough has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #236 of 2,378 scored counties and #1 of 7 scored counties in Alaska. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.
Households in Matanuska-Susitna Borough spend about $49.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,247 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. Spread across 87 auto repair shops, that is $572K per shop, 29% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 87 auto repair shops on map listings in Matanuska-Susitna Borough as of September 2026. 9 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.8, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Matanuska-Susitna Borough was 49 in 2023, up 36.1% from 2019. That is one for every 814 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Matanuska-Susitna Borough grew 10.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Matanuska-Susitna Borough 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 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.8 | 19.8 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $572K | $527K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 814 | 876 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +36.1% | +5.8% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,247 | $1,043 | $958 |
| Median household income | $94,031 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 49+36.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 372
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 102Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 879 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 112The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,666+10.4% since 2020
- Households
- 39,869
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 24,703 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $94,031+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,954
- Median home value
- $346,600
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alaska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Matanuska-Susitna Borough marked.
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 |
Other business types in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 87 auto repair shops in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. 9 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 36.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 102 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $49.7M a year, or $1,247 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $572K 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 39,869 households in Matanuska-Susitna Borough and national spending patterns by income.
How does Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Matanuska-Susitna Borough has 21.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $572K, 29% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Matanuska-Susitna Borough would have about 112, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 814 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK growing?
Population estimates put Matanuska-Susitna Borough at 118,666 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,869 households. Median household income in Matanuska-Susitna Borough is $94,031, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores 74 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #236 of 2,378 scored counties.
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