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Auto repair shops in the Yuma, AZ metro area

The auto repair shops in the Yuma, AZ metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #131 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 7 scored metro areas based 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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 160 auto repair shops in the Yuma metro area. 26 of them (16%) are chain locations, 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 the Yuma metro area 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 88 businesses with payroll in the Yuma metro area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 12.8% from 2019. That is one for every 902 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 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 the Yuma metro area.

Population estimates show the Yuma metro area grew 9.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Yuma metro area scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #131 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona.

How the Yuma metro 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.

Auto repair shops in Yuma, AZ metro area compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureYuma metro areaArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.222.721.5
Spending per listing$479K$458K$445K
Households per official establishment9021,040955
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 score5862

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
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 the Yuma metro 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 Yuma metro area

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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Auto repair shops across Arizona

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Arizona for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Arizona, with the Yuma metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Arizona

Metro areas in Arizona ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ689618.8$561K+0.6%#63 of 387
2Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ644,42023.4$452K+7.3%#89 of 387
3Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ6025723.1$476K+6.5%#109 of 387
4Yuma, AZ5816020.2$479K+9.2%#131 of 387
5Tucson, AZ5889920.5$467K+2.8%#133 of 387
6Flagstaff, AZ4711921.6$494K−0.6%#226 of 387
7Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ4629028.4$362K+6.5%#243 of 387

Other business types in the Yuma metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in the Yuma, AZ metro area?

The Yuma metro area 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. Another 236 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Yuma, AZ metro area 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 the Yuma metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Yuma, AZ metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

The Yuma metro area 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, the Yuma metro area 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 the Yuma, AZ metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Yuma metro area 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 the Yuma metro area 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. The Yuma metro area scores 58 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #131 of 387 scored metro areas.

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