Auto · Small-town market · Arizona
Auto repair shops in the Show Low, AZ area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Show Low, AZ area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #209 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 4 scored small-town markets based 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
As of September 2026, map listings count 94 auto repair shops in the Show Low area. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 23.5 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Show Low area comes to about $39.3M a year: $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. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Show Low area in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 890 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 81 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $971K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Show Low area.
Population estimates show the Show Low area grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Show Low area is 56 (upper middle), #209 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Arizona.
How the Show Low area 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 | Show Low area | 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 | 56 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Show Low area, 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 the Show Low area
- 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 small-town markets in Arizona for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Arizona, with the Show Low area marked.
Top small-town markets in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Safford, AZ | 80 | 22 | 17.3 | $710K | +4.0% | #22 of 538 |
| 2Nogales, AZ | 79 | 23 | 13.6 | $794K | +4.8% | #24 of 538 |
| 3Payson, AZ | 71 | 47 | 19.9 | $508K | +0.9% | #71 of 538 |
| 4Show Low, AZ | 56 | 94 | 23.5 | $418K | +3.0% | #209 of 538 |
Other business types in the Show Low area
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Questions
How many auto repair shops are in the Show Low, AZ area?
The Show Low area has 94 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 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. Official counts list 81 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Show Low, AZ area 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. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,063 households in the Show Low area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Show Low, AZ area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Show Low area 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 national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Show Low area 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 the Show Low, AZ area growing?
Population estimates put the Show Low area at 109,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,063 households. The median household income in the Show Low area is $54,606 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Show Low area scores 56 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #209 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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