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Auto repair shops in La Paz County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in La Paz County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,600 of 2,378 scored counties
#14 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 22
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $987 a household
- Spending per listing
- $402K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.6
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,711
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 auto repair shops in La Paz County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 24.6 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in La Paz County spend about $8.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $987 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $402K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 10% below 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in La Paz County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show La Paz County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). La Paz County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,600 of 2,378 scored counties and #14 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How La Paz 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 | La Paz County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.6 | 22.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $402K | $458K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 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 | $987 | $1,037 | $958 |
| Median household income | $49,478 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 222 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 La Paz 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 La Paz County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,711+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 8,959
- Median age
- 54.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,497 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $49,478+42.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,972
- Median home value
- $135,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,060
- Daytime population
- 16,016Residents 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 La Paz 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 |
| 14La Paz County, AZ | 41 | 22 | 24.6 | $402K | +0.9% | #1,600 of 2,378 |
Other business types in La Paz 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 La Paz County, AZ?
La Paz County has 22 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in La Paz County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in La Paz County, AZ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.8M a year, or $987 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $402K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,959 households in La Paz County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Paz County, AZ compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
La Paz County has 24.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $402K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, La Paz County would have about 20, against 22 on map listings.
How fast is La Paz County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put La Paz County at 16,711 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,959 households. The median household income in La Paz County is $49,478 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.8% 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. La Paz County scores 41 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,600 of 2,378 scored counties.
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