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Auto repair shops in Latah County, ID
The auto repair shops in Latah County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #98 of 2,378 scored counties
#3 of 30 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 23
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,089 a household
- Spending per listing
- $770K
- 73% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.1
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,842
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, Latah County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #98 of 2,378 scored counties and #3 of 30 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 auto repair shops in Latah County. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 14.1 per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Latah County spend about $17.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,089 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $770K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 73% 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 Latah County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 1,162 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Latah County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Latah 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 | Latah County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.1 | 24.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $770K | $497K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,162 | 758 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.3% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,089 | $1,196 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,424 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 72
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 233 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Latah 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 Latah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,842+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 16,270
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,080 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $65,424+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,649
- Median home value
- $368,600
- Jobs located here
- 14,414
- Daytime population
- 38,792Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Latah 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 Latah County, ID?
There are 23 auto repair shops on map listings in Latah County as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Latah County, ID spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.7M a year, or $1,089 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $770K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,270 households in Latah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Latah County, ID compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Latah County has 14.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $770K, 73% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Latah County would have about 40, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,162 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Latah County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Latah County at 41,842 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,270 households. The median household income in Latah County is $65,424 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Latah County scores 81 for auto repair shops (high), #98 of 2,378 scored counties.
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