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Auto repair shops in Delaware County, OK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Delaware County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,408 of 2,378 scored counties
#24 of 56 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
43
3 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $945 a household
Spending per listing
$377K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.1
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,910
+3.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 43 auto repair shops in Delaware County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 7%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 25.1 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Delaware County comes to about $16.2M a year: $945 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $377K per shop, 15% 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 17 businesses with payroll in Delaware County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,009 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 56 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Delaware County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Delaware County is 46 (lower middle), #1,408 of 2,378 scored counties and #24 of 56 scored counties in Oklahoma.

How Delaware County compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Delaware County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureDelaware CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.124.721.5
Spending per listing$377K$368K$445K
Households per official establishment1,0091,003955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.1%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$945$911$958
Median household income$56,676$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score4640

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 17
Employees, 2023
49
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
56Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
433 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The 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 Delaware 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 Delaware County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,910+3.8% since 2020
Households
17,161
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
738 sq. mi.
People per square mile
56
Median household income
$56,676+35.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,839
Median home value
$175,300
Jobs located here
10,172
Daytime population
36,167Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Delaware County marked.

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, OK831712.9$786K+5.3%#70 of 2,378
2Wagoner County, OK825517.5$600K+14.6%#88 of 2,378
3Rogers County, OK766718.3$585K+7.1%#192 of 2,378
4Canadian County, OK7610217.5$571K+20.4%#196 of 2,378
5Pawnee County, OK731016.4$637K+3.1%#260 of 2,378
6Osage County, OK722514.4$714K+2.2%#284 of 2,378
7Adair County, OK691014.0$631K+2.0%#366 of 2,378
8McClain County, OK693722.5$487K+18.4%#392 of 2,378
9Sequoyah County, OK653019.4$469K+4.1%#538 of 2,378
10Washita County, OK64716.9$575K−0.2%#556 of 2,378
24Delaware County, OK464325.1$377K+3.8%#1,408 of 2,378

Other business types in Delaware County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Delaware County, OK?

Delaware County has 43 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 56 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Delaware County, OK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $16.2M a year, or $945 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $377K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,161 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Delaware County, OK compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Delaware County has 25.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $377K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Delaware County would have about 37, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,009 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Delaware County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Delaware County at 41,910 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,161 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $56,676 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.9% 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. Delaware County scores 46 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,408 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Delaware County

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