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Auto repair shops in Yuma County, AZ
How Yuma County, AZ compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #774 of 2,378 scored counties
#8 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 160
- 26 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 88
- +12.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $76.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $965 a household
- Spending per listing
- $479K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.2
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 224,449
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 160 auto repair shops in Yuma County. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 16%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 20.2 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Yuma County comes to about $76.6M a year: $965 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $479K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 8% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Yuma County was 88 in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019. That is one for every 902 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 236 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $478K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Yuma County.
Population estimates put the population change in Yuma County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Yuma County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #774 of 2,378 scored counties and #8 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Yuma 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 | Yuma County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.2 | 22.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $479K | $458K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 902 | 1,040 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.8% | +8.6% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $965 | $1,037 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,876 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 78 → 88+12.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 454
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 236Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16026 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 172The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $478K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Yuma 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 Yuma County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 224,449+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 79,341
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 5,514 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $62,876+39.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,974
- Median home value
- $217,800
- Jobs located here
- 70,111
- Daytime population
- 205,624Residents 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 Yuma 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 Yuma County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Yuma County, AZ?
Yuma County has 160 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 236 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Yuma County, AZ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $76.6M a year, or $965 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 160 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $479K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 79,341 households in Yuma County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yuma County, AZ compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Yuma County has 20.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $479K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Yuma County would have about 172, against 160 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 902 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Yuma County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Yuma County at 224,449 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 79,341 households. The median household income in Yuma County is $62,876 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.0% 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. Yuma County scores 59 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #774 of 2,378 scored counties.
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