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Auto repair shops in Stillwater County, MT
The auto repair shops in Stillwater County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,359 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,445
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 auto repair shops in Stillwater County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That is 13.1 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Stillwater County spend about $5.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,359 per household, 42% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per shop, 2.3 times 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Stillwater County in 2023. That is one for every 953 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stillwater County grew 5.0%, 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 Stillwater 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.
| Measure | Stillwater County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 26.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $443K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 953 | 609 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,359 | $1,157 | $958 |
| Median household income | $84,732 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $727K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Stillwater 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 Stillwater County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,445+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 3,810
- Median age
- 46.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 1,797 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $84,732
- Average household income
- $116,762
- Median home value
- $405,800
- Jobs located here
- 3,617
- Daytime population
- 8,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, MT | 96 | 7 | 14.0 | $1.1M | +9.8% | #1 of 2,378 |
| 2Sanders County, MT | 84 | 10 | 18.3 | $650K | +12.9% | #62 of 2,378 |
| 3Lake County, MT | 72 | 20 | 15.9 | $777K | +6.9% | #282 of 2,378 |
| 4Big Horn County, MT | 69 | 5 | 13.1 | $869K | −2.5% | #359 of 2,378 |
| 5Carbon County, MT | 66 | 11 | 23.6 | $559K | +9.1% | #493 of 2,378 |
| 6Gallatin County, MT | 63 | 126 | 24.6 | $498K | +7.7% | #618 of 2,378 |
| 7Glacier County, MT | 57 | 9 | 21.0 | $487K | −2.0% | #858 of 2,378 |
| 8Fergus County, MT | 55 | 14 | 26.4 | $446K | +3.1% | #964 of 2,378 |
| 9Ravalli County, MT | 55 | 54 | 28.9 | $429K | +9.4% | #972 of 2,378 |
| 10Missoula County, MT | 53 | 115 | 21.8 | $486K | +4.4% | #1,051 of 2,378 |
| Stillwater County, MT | Not scored | 5 | 13.1 | $1M | +5.0% |
Other business types in Stillwater County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Stillwater County, MT?
Stillwater County has 5 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. 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. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Stillwater County, MT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.2M a year, or $1,359 per household. That is 42% above the U.S. average (an index of 142, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $1M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,810 households in Stillwater County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stillwater County, MT compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Stillwater County has 13.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $1M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Stillwater County would have about 12, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 953 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Stillwater County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Stillwater County at 9,445 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,810 households. The median household income in Stillwater County is $84,732 a year, 5% above 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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