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Auto repair shops in Kootenai County, ID
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Kootenai County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #673 of 2,378 scored counties
#16 of 30 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 189
- 45 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 90
- +21.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $84.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,181 a household
- Spending per listing
- $445K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.6
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 191,864
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 189 auto repair shops in Kootenai County. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.6, 24% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Kootenai County spend about $84.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,181 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That is about $445K of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with 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 90 businesses with payroll in Kootenai County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 21.6% from 2019. That is one for every 791 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 153 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $8.5M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Kootenai County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kootenai County grew 11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kootenai County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #673 of 2,378 scored counties and #16 of 30 scored counties in Idaho.
How Kootenai 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.
| Measure | Kootenai County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.6 | 24.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $445K | $497K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 791 | 758 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.6% | +8.3% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,181 | $1,196 | $958 |
| Median household income | $81,861 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 74 → 90+21.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 417
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 153Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18945 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 189The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $8.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Kootenai 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 Kootenai County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 191,864+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 71,172
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,238 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $81,861+43.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,508
- Median home value
- $518,700
- Jobs located here
- 71,721
- Daytime population
- 176,785Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Kootenai County marked.
Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, ID | 87 | 7 | 16.7 | $685K | +9.7% | #35 of 2,378 |
| 2Shoshone County, ID | 86 | 9 | 15.6 | $692K | +7.1% | #44 of 2,378 |
| 3Latah County, ID | 81 | 23 | 14.1 | $770K | +5.6% | #98 of 2,378 |
| 4Elmore County, ID | 81 | 19 | 17.2 | $658K | +2.8% | #104 of 2,378 |
| 5Ada County, ID | 79 | 383 | 18.9 | $604K | +9.6% | #136 of 2,378 |
| 6Teton County, ID | 75 | 9 | 19.2 | $676K | +12.9% | #207 of 2,378 |
| 7Jefferson County, ID | 75 | 25 | 24.5 | $600K | +13.6% | #215 of 2,378 |
| 8Owyhee County, ID | 74 | 11 | 25.4 | $499K | +5.6% | #245 of 2,378 |
| 9Canyon County, ID | 73 | 189 | 22.0 | $570K | +18.1% | #266 of 2,378 |
| 10Benewah County, ID | 71 | 8 | 19.6 | $613K | +9.7% | #308 of 2,378 |
| 16Kootenai County, ID | 62 | 189 | 26.6 | $445K | +11.0% | #673 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Kootenai 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 Kootenai County, ID?
Kootenai County has 189 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 45 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 21.6% from 2019. Another 153 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Kootenai County, ID spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $84.1M a year, or $1,181 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 189 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $445K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,172 households in Kootenai County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kootenai County, ID compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Kootenai County has 26.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $445K, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 791 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Kootenai County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Kootenai County at 191,864 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,172 households. The median household income in Kootenai County is $81,861 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.0% 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. Kootenai County scores 62 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #673 of 2,378 scored counties.
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