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Auto repair shops in Navajo County, AZ
The auto repair shops in Navajo County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,295 of 2,378 scored counties
#13 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 94
- 21 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- −2.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $39.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $980 a household
- Spending per listing
- $418K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.5
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 109,946
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Navajo County spend about $39.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $980 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $418K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Navajo County has 94 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 23.5 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Navajo County was 45 in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 890 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 81 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $971K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Navajo County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Navajo County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Navajo County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,295 of 2,378 scored counties and #13 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Navajo 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 | Navajo County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.5 | 22.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $418K | $458K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 890 | 1,040 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.2% | +8.6% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $980 | $1,037 | $958 |
| Median household income | $54,606 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 45−2.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 210
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 81Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9421 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 88The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $971K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Navajo 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 Navajo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 109,946+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 40,063
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,950 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $54,606+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,874
- Median home value
- $201,500
- Jobs located here
- 26,234
- Daytime population
- 104,760Residents 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 Navajo 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 |
| 13Navajo County, AZ | 48 | 94 | 23.5 | $418K | +3.0% | #1,295 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Navajo 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 Navajo County, AZ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 94 auto repair shops in Navajo County. 21 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. Another 81 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Navajo County, AZ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $39.3M a year, or $980 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $418K 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 40,063 households in Navajo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Navajo County, AZ compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Navajo County has 23.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $418K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Navajo County would have about 88, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 890 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Navajo County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Navajo County at 109,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,063 households. Median household income in Navajo County is $54,606, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.3%, 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. Navajo County scores 48 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,295 of 2,378 scored counties.
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