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Auto repair shops in Ottawa County, OK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Ottawa County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,186 of 2,378 scored counties
#47 of 56 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 37
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $867 a household
- Spending per listing
- $279K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.0
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,438
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Ottawa County is 24 (low), #2,186 of 2,378 scored counties and #47 of 56 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 auto repair shops in Ottawa County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 31.0 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Ottawa County spend about $10.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $867 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 37 auto repair shops, that is $279K per shop, 37% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Ottawa County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 852 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates show Ottawa County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Ottawa 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.
| Measure | Ottawa County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.0 | 24.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $279K | $368K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 852 | 1,003 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $867 | $911 | $958 |
| Median household income | $49,947 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 40Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 372 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Ottawa 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 Ottawa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,438+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 11,921
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 471 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $49,947+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,916
- Median home value
- $123,300
- Jobs located here
- 11,895
- Daytime population
- 29,346Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Ottawa County marked.
Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, OK | 83 | 17 | 12.9 | $786K | +5.3% | #70 of 2,378 |
| 2Wagoner County, OK | 82 | 55 | 17.5 | $600K | +14.6% | #88 of 2,378 |
| 3Rogers County, OK | 76 | 67 | 18.3 | $585K | +7.1% | #192 of 2,378 |
| 4Canadian County, OK | 76 | 102 | 17.5 | $571K | +20.4% | #196 of 2,378 |
| 5Pawnee County, OK | 73 | 10 | 16.4 | $637K | +3.1% | #260 of 2,378 |
| 6Osage County, OK | 72 | 25 | 14.4 | $714K | +2.2% | #284 of 2,378 |
| 7Adair County, OK | 69 | 10 | 14.0 | $631K | +2.0% | #366 of 2,378 |
| 8McClain County, OK | 69 | 37 | 22.5 | $487K | +18.4% | #392 of 2,378 |
| 9Sequoyah County, OK | 65 | 30 | 19.4 | $469K | +4.1% | #538 of 2,378 |
| 10Washita County, OK | 64 | 7 | 16.9 | $575K | −0.2% | #556 of 2,378 |
| 47Ottawa County, OK | 24 | 37 | 31.0 | $279K | +0.7% | #2,186 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Ottawa County
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 Ottawa County, OK?
There are 37 auto repair shops on map listings in Ottawa County as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 40 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ottawa County, OK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.3M a year, or $867 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $279K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,921 households in Ottawa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ottawa County, OK compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Ottawa County has 31.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $279K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Ottawa County would have about 23, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 852 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Ottawa County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Ottawa County at 30,438 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,921 households. The median household income in Ottawa County is $49,947 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. Ottawa County scores 24 for auto repair shops (low), #2,186 of 2,378 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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