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Auto repair shops in Powder River County, MT

How Powder River County, MT compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,452 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
1,781
+5.1% 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

There are no auto repair shops on map listings in Powder River County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Powder River County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

At $1,452 per household (52% above the U.S. average), households in Powder River County spend about $1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. 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 Powder River County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 177 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Powder River County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Powder River County compares

The same measures for Montana 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 Powder River County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasurePowder River CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.026.121.5
Spending per listingn/a$443K$445K
Households per official establishment177609955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,452$1,157$958
Median household income$67,045$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$251K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Powder River 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 Powder River County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,781+5.1% since 2020
Households
708
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.7
Land area
3,298 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1
Median household income
$67,045
Average household income
$95,150
Median home value
$192,100
Jobs located here
443
Daytime population
1,611Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Montana

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The highest-scoring counties in Montana for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Montana, with Powder River County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, MT96714.0$1.1M+9.8%#1 of 2,378
2Sanders County, MT841018.3$650K+12.9%#62 of 2,378
3Lake County, MT722015.9$777K+6.9%#282 of 2,378
4Big Horn County, MT69513.1$869K−2.5%#359 of 2,378
5Carbon County, MT661123.6$559K+9.1%#493 of 2,378
6Gallatin County, MT6312624.6$498K+7.7%#618 of 2,378
7Glacier County, MT57921.0$487K−2.0%#858 of 2,378
8Fergus County, MT551426.4$446K+3.1%#964 of 2,378
9Ravalli County, MT555428.9$429K+9.4%#972 of 2,378
10Missoula County, MT5311521.8$486K+4.4%#1,051 of 2,378
Powder River County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+5.1%

Other business types in Powder River County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Powder River County, MT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no auto repair shops in Powder River County. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023.

How much do households in Powder River County, MT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $1M a year, or $1,452 per household. That is 52% above the U.S. average (an index of 152, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 708 households in Powder River County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Powder River County, MT compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Powder River County has no auto repair shops on map listings. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Powder River County would have about 2, against none on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 177 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Powder River County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Powder River County at 1,781 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 708 households. The median household income in Powder River County is $67,045 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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