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Auto repair shops in Washoe County, NV
How Washoe County, NV compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #571 of 2,378 scored counties
#5 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 412
- 73 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 238
- +8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $219.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,102 a household
- Spending per listing
- $533K
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.7
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 509,386
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 412 auto repair shops in Washoe County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.7, 4% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Washoe County spend about $219.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,102 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $533K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 20% 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 238 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Washoe County in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 837 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 221 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $15.3M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Washoe County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washoe County grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Washoe County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #571 of 2,378 scored counties and #5 of 9 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Washoe County 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 | Washoe County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.7 | 20.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $533K | $499K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 837 | 1,047 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.7% | +15.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,102 | $1,012 | $958 |
| Median household income | $88,096 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 219 → 238+8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,426
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $90.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 221Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41273 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 494The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $15.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Washoe 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 Washoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 509,386+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 199,296
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,316 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $88,096+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,937
- Median home value
- $539,900
- Jobs located here
- 242,902
- Daytime population
- 492,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nevada market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nevada for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Nevada, with Washoe County marked.
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 Washoe County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Washoe County, NV?
Washoe County has 412 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 73 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 238 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019. Official counts list 221 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washoe County, NV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $219.5M a year, or $1,102 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 412 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $533K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 199,296 households in Washoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washoe County, NV compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Washoe County has 20.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $533K, 20% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Washoe County would have about 494, against 412 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 837 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Washoe County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Washoe County at 509,386 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 199,296 households. The median household income in Washoe County is $88,096 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. Washoe County scores 64 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #571 of 2,378 scored counties.
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