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Auto repair shops in Bonner County, ID

How Bonner County, ID 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #624 of 2,378 scored counties
#14 of 30 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
48
6 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
28
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$23.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,137 a household
Spending per listing
$480K
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.7
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,420
+14.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 auto repair shops in Bonner County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 13%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 23.7 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Bonner County comes to about $23.1M a year: $1,137 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 48 auto repair shops, that is $480K per shop, 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 Bonner County was 28 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 724 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 55 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Bonner County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bonner County grew 14.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Bonner County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #624 of 2,378 scored counties and #14 of 30 scored counties in Idaho.

How Bonner County compares

The same measures for Idaho 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 Bonner County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureBonner CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.724.121.5
Spending per listing$480K$497K$445K
Households per official establishment724758955
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+8.3%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.8%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,137$1,196$958
Median household income$66,979$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score6368

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 280.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
132
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
55Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
486 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Bonner 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 Bonner County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,420+14.8% since 2020
Households
20,283
Median age
47.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,733 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$66,979+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,751
Median home value
$487,900
Jobs located here
16,328
Daytime population
48,152Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Idaho

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The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Bonner County marked.

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, ID87716.7$685K+9.7%#35 of 2,378
2Shoshone County, ID86915.6$692K+7.1%#44 of 2,378
3Latah County, ID812314.1$770K+5.6%#98 of 2,378
4Elmore County, ID811917.2$658K+2.8%#104 of 2,378
5Ada County, ID7938318.9$604K+9.6%#136 of 2,378
6Teton County, ID75919.2$676K+12.9%#207 of 2,378
7Jefferson County, ID752524.5$600K+13.6%#215 of 2,378
8Owyhee County, ID741125.4$499K+5.6%#245 of 2,378
9Canyon County, ID7318922.0$570K+18.1%#266 of 2,378
10Benewah County, ID71819.6$613K+9.7%#308 of 2,378
14Bonner County, ID634823.7$480K+14.8%#624 of 2,378

Other business types in Bonner County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Bonner County, ID?

There are 48 auto repair shops on map listings in Bonner County as of September 2026. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 55 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Bonner County, ID spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $23.1M a year, or $1,137 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $480K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,283 households in Bonner County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bonner County, ID compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Bonner County has 23.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $480K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Bonner County would have about 52, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 724 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Bonner County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Bonner County at 54,420 people in 2025, up 14.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,283 households. The median household income in Bonner County is $66,979 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.3% 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. 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. Bonner County scores 63 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #624 of 2,378 scored counties.

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