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Auto repair shops in Carson City, NV
The auto repair shops in Carson City, NV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,050 of 2,378 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 72
- 14 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- +18.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $25.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,067 a household
- Spending per listing
- $351K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.4
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,571
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, Carson City has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #2,050 of 2,378 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 72 auto repair shops in Carson City. 14 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 30.4 for every 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,067 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Carson City spend about $25.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $351K per shop, 21% below 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 39 businesses with payroll in Carson City classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 18.2% from 2019. That is one for every 607 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carson City declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Carson City compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Carson City | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.4 | 20.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $351K | $499K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 607 | 1,047 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.2% | +15.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,067 | $1,012 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,355 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 39+18.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 232
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The 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 Carson City, 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 Carson City
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,571−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,692
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 145 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 404
- Median household income
- $72,355+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,042
- Median home value
- $453,000
- Jobs located here
- 29,300
- Daytime population
- 60,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nye County, NV | 90 | 31 | 14.0 | $802K | +10.3% | #20 of 2,378 |
| 2Lyon County, NV | 89 | 37 | 15.6 | $790K | +9.5% | #31 of 2,378 |
| 3Douglas County, NV | 70 | 36 | 16.9 | $745K | +1.2% | #331 of 2,378 |
| 4Elko County, NV | 65 | 34 | 17.3 | $677K | +2.1% | #514 of 2,378 |
| 5Washoe County, NV | 64 | 412 | 20.7 | $533K | +4.4% | #571 of 2,378 |
| 6Clark County, NV | 63 | 1,748 | 20.3 | $476K | +5.8% | #627 of 2,378 |
| 7Humboldt County, NV | 49 | 18 | 26.0 | $462K | 0.0% | #1,228 of 2,378 |
| 8Churchill County, NV | 49 | 27 | 28.4 | $426K | +1.1% | #1,237 of 2,378 |
| 9Carson City, NV | 29 | 72 | 30.4 | $351K | −0.2% | #2,050 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Carson City
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 Carson City, NV?
There are 72 auto repair shops on map listings in Carson City as of September 2026. 14 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 18.2% from 2019. Another 35 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Carson City, NV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $25.3M a year, or $1,067 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $351K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,692 households in Carson City and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carson City, NV compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Carson City has 30.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $351K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Carson City would have about 57, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 607 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Carson City, NV growing?
Population estimates put Carson City at 58,571 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,692 households. The median household income in Carson City is $72,355 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Carson City scores 29 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #2,050 of 2,378 scored counties.
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