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Auto repair shops in Curry County, OR
The auto repair shops in Curry County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,042 of 2,378 scored counties
#20 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 21
- 4 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,026 a household
- Spending per listing
- $545K
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.8
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,621
- −3.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 auto repair shops in Curry County. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.8, 13% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Curry County comes to about $11.4M a year: $1,026 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $545K per shop, 23% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Curry County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,014 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $31K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Curry County.
Population estimates show Curry County declined 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, Curry County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #1,042 of 2,378 scored counties and #20 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.
How Curry County 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 | Curry County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.8 | 19.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $545K | $540K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,014 | 947 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.8% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,026 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,244 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $31K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Curry 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 Curry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,621−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 11,159
- Median age
- 56.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,628 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 14
- Median household income
- $62,244+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,583
- Median home value
- $381,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,519
- Daytime population
- 22,479Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Curry County marked.
Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morrow County, OR | 89 | 5 | 11.6 | $1.1M | +3.1% | #26 of 2,378 |
| 2Polk County, OR | 85 | 33 | 10.0 | $1.1M | +2.3% | #45 of 2,378 |
| 3Jefferson County, OR | 84 | 14 | 15.9 | $815K | +4.7% | #58 of 2,378 |
| 4Benton County, OR | 81 | 46 | 11.9 | $875K | +4.4% | #94 of 2,378 |
| 5Columbia County, OR | 74 | 34 | 16.2 | $773K | +2.6% | #222 of 2,378 |
| 6Washington County, OR | 73 | 380 | 16.1 | $665K | +1.8% | #257 of 2,378 |
| 7Linn County, OR | 72 | 103 | 20.3 | $563K | +3.0% | #293 of 2,378 |
| 8Clackamas County, OR | 68 | 287 | 17.5 | $667K | +0.9% | #408 of 2,378 |
| 9Tillamook County, OR | 66 | 22 | 18.4 | $556K | −0.3% | #494 of 2,378 |
| 10Yamhill County, OR | 64 | 75 | 19.1 | $604K | +2.2% | #554 of 2,378 |
| 20Curry County, OR | 53 | 21 | 18.8 | $545K | −3.8% | #1,042 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Curry 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 Curry County, OR?
Curry County has 21 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Curry County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.4M a year, or $1,026 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $545K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,159 households in Curry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Curry County, OR compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Curry County has 18.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $545K, 23% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Curry County would have about 26, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,014 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Curry County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Curry County at 22,621 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,159 households. The median household income in Curry County is $62,244 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. Curry County scores 53 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,042 of 2,378 scored counties.
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