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Auto repair shops in Payette County, ID
The auto repair shops in Payette County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #427 of 2,378 scored counties
#11 of 30 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 23
- 4 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,242 a household
- Spending per listing
- $524K
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.7
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,824
- +8.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 auto repair shops in Payette County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, 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 Payette County comes to about $12M a year: $1,242 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. That is about $524K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 18% 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.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Payette County in 2023. That is one for every 746 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 42 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Payette County.
Population estimates put the population change in Payette County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Payette County is 68 (upper middle), #427 of 2,378 scored counties and #11 of 30 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Payette 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 | Payette County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.7 | 24.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $524K | $497K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 746 | 758 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.3% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.8% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,242 | $1,196 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,673 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 42Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 234 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Payette 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 Payette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,824+8.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,692
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $67,673+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,851
- Median home value
- $341,800
- Jobs located here
- 7,210
- Daytime population
- 22,355Residents 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 Payette 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 |
| 11Payette County, ID | 68 | 23 | 23.7 | $524K | +8.8% | #427 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Payette 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 Payette County, ID?
There are 23 auto repair shops on map listings in Payette County as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 42 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Payette County, ID spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12M a year, or $1,242 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $524K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,692 households in Payette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Payette County, ID compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Payette County has 23.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $524K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Payette County would have about 27, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 746 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Payette County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Payette County at 27,824 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,692 households. The median household income in Payette County is $67,673 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Payette County scores 68 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #427 of 2,378 scored counties.
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