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Auto repair shops in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area
How the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #215 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho
- Listings
- 67
- 13 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- +18.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $31.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,167 a household
- Spending per listing
- $466K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.0
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,450
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 auto repair shops in the Lewiston metro area. 13 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 25.0 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,167 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in the Lewiston metro area spend about $31.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 67 auto repair shops, that is $466K per shop, 5% 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 38 businesses with payroll in the Lewiston metro area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 18.8% from 2019. That is one for every 704 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Lewiston metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Lewiston metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, the Lewiston metro area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #215 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho.
How the Lewiston metro area 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 | Lewiston metro area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.0 | 24.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $466K | $497K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 704 | 758 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.8% | +8.3% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,167 | $1,196 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,475 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38+18.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 143
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6713 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 70The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Lewiston 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 Lewiston metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,450+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 26,760
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,484 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $72,475+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,760
- Median home value
- $331,900
- Jobs located here
- 28,559
- Daytime population
- 64,398Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Idaho for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lewiston metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boise City, ID | 80 | 605 | 19.9 | $594K | +12.2% | #9 of 387 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 66 | 120 | 24.3 | $530K | +8.8% | #77 of 387 |
| 2Coeur d’Alene, ID | 59 | 189 | 26.6 | $445K | +11.0% | #120 of 387 |
| 3Pocatello, ID | 56 | 79 | 23.5 | $477K | +4.9% | #147 of 387 |
| 4Idaho Falls, ID | 49 | 177 | 31.9 | $394K | +9.8% | #211 of 387 |
| 5Lewiston, ID-WA | 48 | 67 | 25.0 | $466K | +1.5% | #215 of 387 |
| 6Twin Falls, ID | 42 | 138 | 32.1 | $368K | +8.1% | #267 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lewiston metro area
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 the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area?
The Lewiston metro area has 67 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 18.8% from 2019. Another 29 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $31.2M a year, or $1,167 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $466K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,760 households in the Lewiston metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Lewiston metro area has 25.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $466K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Lewiston metro area would have about 70, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 704 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lewiston metro area at 65,450 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,760 households. The median household income in the Lewiston metro area is $72,475 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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 Lewiston metro area scores 48 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #215 of 387 scored metro areas.
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