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Auto repair shops in Gila County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Gila County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #613 of 2,378 scored counties
#6 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 47
- 11 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,011 a household
- Spending per listing
- $508K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.9
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,801
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 auto repair shops in Gila County. 11 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.9, 7% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Gila County spend about $23.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,011 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $508K per shop, 14% 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 17 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Gila County in 2023. That is one for every 1,391 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 55 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Gila County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Gila County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #613 of 2,378 scored counties and #6 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Gila 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.
| Measure | Gila County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.9 | 22.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $508K | $458K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,391 | 1,040 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.6% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,011 | $1,037 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,986 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 66
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 55Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4711 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The 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 Gila 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 Gila County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,801+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 23,645
- Median age
- 49.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $61,986+42.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,972
- Median home value
- $269,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,608
- Daytime population
- 48,361Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Gila County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 90 | 243 | 15.0 | $733K | +25.4% | #24 of 2,378 |
| 2Santa Cruz County, AZ | 74 | 23 | 13.6 | $794K | +4.8% | #221 of 2,378 |
| 3Graham County, AZ | 73 | 22 | 17.3 | $710K | +4.0% | #252 of 2,378 |
| 4Apache County, AZ | 70 | 22 | 10.4 | $918K | −2.2% | #328 of 2,378 |
| 5Cochise County, AZ | 63 | 96 | 18.8 | $561K | +0.6% | #605 of 2,378 |
| 6Gila County, AZ | 63 | 47 | 19.9 | $508K | +0.9% | #613 of 2,378 |
| 7Yavapai County, AZ | 62 | 257 | 23.1 | $476K | +6.5% | #668 of 2,378 |
| 8Yuma County, AZ | 59 | 160 | 20.2 | $479K | +9.2% | #774 of 2,378 |
| 9Maricopa County, AZ | 59 | 4,177 | 24.1 | $435K | +5.5% | #786 of 2,378 |
| 10Pima County, AZ | 57 | 899 | 20.5 | $467K | +2.8% | #864 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Gila 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 shops are in Gila County, AZ?
There are 47 auto repair shops on map listings in Gila County as of September 2026. 11 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 55 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gila County, AZ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $23.9M a year, or $1,011 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $508K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,645 households in Gila County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gila County, AZ compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Gila County has 19.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $508K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Gila County would have about 54, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,391 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Gila County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Gila County at 53,801 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,645 households. The median household income in Gila County is $61,986 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.4% 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. Gila County scores 63 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #613 of 2,378 scored counties.
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