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Auto repair shops in Pima County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Pima County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #864 of 2,378 scored counties
#10 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 899
- 209 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 388
- −2.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $419.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $958 a household
- Spending per listing
- $467K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.5
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,685
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $958 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Pima County spend about $419.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $467K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 899 auto repair shops on map listings in Pima County as of September 2026. Of those, 209 are chain locations, or 23%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 20.5 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 388 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Pima County in 2023, down 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,128 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 648 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $9.6M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Pima County.
Population estimates put the population change in Pima County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Pima County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #864 of 2,378 scored counties and #10 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Pima 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 | Pima County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.5 | 22.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $467K | $458K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,128 | 1,040 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.8% | +8.6% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $958 | $1,037 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,315 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 399 → 388−2.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,283
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $128M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 648Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 899209 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 944The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $9.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Pima 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 Pima County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,685+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 437,827
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 9,189 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $70,315+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,008
- Median home value
- $319,700
- Jobs located here
- 381,409
- Daytime population
- 1,030,631Residents 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 Pima 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 Pima 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 Pima County, AZ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 899 auto repair shops in Pima County. 209 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 388 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 2.8% from 2019. Another 648 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pima County, AZ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $419.6M a year, or $958 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 899 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $467K 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 437,827 households in Pima County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pima County, AZ compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Pima County has 20.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $467K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Pima County would have about 944, against 899 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,128 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Pima County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Pima County at 1,074,685 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 437,827 households. Median household income in Pima County is $70,315, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Pima County scores 57 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #864 of 2,378 scored counties.
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