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Auto repair shops in Apache County, AZ

The auto repair shops in Apache County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #328 of 2,378 scored counties
#4 of 14 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
22
4 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $957 a household
Spending per listing
$918K
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.4
52% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
64,445
−2.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 22 auto repair shops in Apache County. 4 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.4, 52% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Apache County comes to about $20.2M a year: $957 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $918K per shop, 2.1 times 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Apache County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 5,275 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 47 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Apache County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Apache County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #328 of 2,378 scored counties and #4 of 14 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Apache County compares

The same measures for Arizona 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.

Auto repair shops in Apache County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureApache CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.422.721.5
Spending per listing$918K$458K$445K
Households per official establishment5,2751,040955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.6%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$957$1,037$958
Median household income$41,438$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score7062

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$439K
One-person businesses, 2023
47Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
224 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
45The 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 Apache 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 Apache County

Population, 2025 estimate
64,445−2.2% since 2020
Households
21,100
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
11,198 sq. mi.
People per square mile
6
Median household income
$41,438+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$59,034
Median home value
$63,700
Jobs located here
14,607
Daytime population
66,846Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Arizona

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The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Apache County marked.

Top counties in Arizona

Counties in Arizona ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ9024315.0$733K+25.4%#24 of 2,378
2Santa Cruz County, AZ742313.6$794K+4.8%#221 of 2,378
3Graham County, AZ732217.3$710K+4.0%#252 of 2,378
4Apache County, AZ702210.4$918K−2.2%#328 of 2,378
5Cochise County, AZ639618.8$561K+0.6%#605 of 2,378
6Gila County, AZ634719.9$508K+0.9%#613 of 2,378
7Yavapai County, AZ6225723.1$476K+6.5%#668 of 2,378
8Yuma County, AZ5916020.2$479K+9.2%#774 of 2,378
9Maricopa County, AZ594,17724.1$435K+5.5%#786 of 2,378
10Pima County, AZ5789920.5$467K+2.8%#864 of 2,378

Other business types in Apache County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Apache County, AZ?

Apache County has 22 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 47 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Apache County, AZ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $20.2M a year, or $957 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 22 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $918K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,100 households in Apache County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Apache County, AZ compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Apache County has 10.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $918K, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Apache County would have about 45, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,275 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Apache County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Apache County at 64,445 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,100 households. The median household income in Apache County is $41,438 a year, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. Apache County scores 70 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #328 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Apache County

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