Auto · Small-town market · Oregon
Auto repair shops in the Astoria, OR area
The auto repair shops in the Astoria, OR area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #214 of 538 scored small-town markets
#8 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon
- Listings
- 33
- 4 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $968 a household
- Spending per listing
- $528K
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.3
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,926
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 auto repair shops in the Astoria area. 4 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 18.3 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in the Astoria area spend about $17.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $968 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $528K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 19% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Astoria area was 22 in 2023. That is one for every 817 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show the Astoria area declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Astoria area is 55 (upper middle), #214 of 538 scored small-town markets and #8 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon.
How the Astoria area compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Astoria area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.3 | 19.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $528K | $540K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 817 | 947 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $968 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,822 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22
- Employees, 2023
- 97
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 334 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The 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 the Astoria area, 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 the Astoria area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,926−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,984
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 828 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $71,822+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,117
- Median home value
- $468,300
- Jobs located here
- 17,288
- Daytime population
- 38,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oregon for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Astoria area marked.
Top small-town markets in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hermiston-Pendleton, OR | 73 | 74 | 22.4 | $529K | +1.8% | #53 of 538 |
| 2Hood River, OR | 64 | 19 | 21.3 | $567K | −0.7% | #119 of 538 |
| 3Newport, OR | 62 | 45 | 19.5 | $489K | +0.3% | #146 of 538 |
| 4Coos Bay-North Bend, OR | 61 | 46 | 16.0 | $627K | −1.5% | #154 of 538 |
| 5Roseburg, OR | 59 | 106 | 22.3 | $488K | +0.6% | #175 of 538 |
| 6Brookings, OR | 58 | 21 | 18.8 | $545K | −3.8% | #182 of 538 |
| 7Klamath Falls, OR | 56 | 68 | 23.4 | $452K | +0.9% | #206 of 538 |
| 8Astoria, OR | 55 | 33 | 18.3 | $528K | −0.6% | #214 of 538 |
| 9Ontario, OR-ID | 52 | 61 | 30.5 | $385K | +5.0% | #267 of 538 |
| 10La Grande, OR | 51 | 23 | 21.1 | $518K | −1.0% | #269 of 538 |
Other business types in the Astoria area
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 the Astoria, OR area?
The Astoria area has 33 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Astoria, OR area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.4M a year, or $968 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $528K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,984 households in the Astoria area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Astoria, OR area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Astoria area has 18.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $528K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Astoria area would have about 39, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 817 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is the Astoria, OR area growing?
Population estimates put the Astoria area at 40,926 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,984 households. The median household income in the Astoria area is $71,822 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Astoria area scores 55 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #214 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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