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Auto repair shops in Deschutes County, OR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #733 of 2,378 scored counties
#12 of 29 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
211
32 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
125
+12.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$100.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,188 a household
Spending per listing
$478K
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.8
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
213,072
+6.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 211 auto repair shops in Deschutes County. 32 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 24.8 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Deschutes County comes to about $100.9M a year: $1,188 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That works out to $478K per shop, 8% 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 125 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Deschutes County in 2023, up 12.6% from 2019. That is one for every 679 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 137 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Deschutes County.

Population estimates put the population change in Deschutes County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Deschutes County is 60 (upper middle), #733 of 2,378 scored counties and #12 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.

How Deschutes 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.

Auto repair shops in Deschutes County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureDeschutes CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.819.421.5
Spending per listing$478K$540K$445K
Households per official establishment679947955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.6%+1.0%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.8%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,188$1,050$958
Median household income$92,758$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score6062

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
111 → 125+12.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
542
Annual payroll, 2023
$32M
One-person businesses, 2023
137Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
21132 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
227The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$1.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Deschutes 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 Deschutes County

Population, 2025 estimate
213,072+6.8% since 2020
Households
84,933
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
3,018 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$92,758+38.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$126,342
Median home value
$650,900
Jobs located here
90,452
Daytime population
205,098Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Oregon

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

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morrow County, OR89511.6$1.1M+3.1%#26 of 2,378
2Polk County, OR853310.0$1.1M+2.3%#45 of 2,378
3Jefferson County, OR841415.9$815K+4.7%#58 of 2,378
4Benton County, OR814611.9$875K+4.4%#94 of 2,378
5Columbia County, OR743416.2$773K+2.6%#222 of 2,378
6Washington County, OR7338016.1$665K+1.8%#257 of 2,378
7Linn County, OR7210320.3$563K+3.0%#293 of 2,378
8Clackamas County, OR6828717.5$667K+0.9%#408 of 2,378
9Tillamook County, OR662218.4$556K−0.3%#494 of 2,378
10Yamhill County, OR647519.1$604K+2.2%#554 of 2,378
12Deschutes County, OR6021124.8$478K+6.8%#733 of 2,378

Other business types in Deschutes County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Deschutes County, OR?

There are 211 auto repair shops on map listings in Deschutes County as of September 2026. 32 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 125 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 12.6% from 2019. Official counts list 137 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Deschutes County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $100.9M a year, or $1,188 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 211 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $478K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 84,933 households in Deschutes County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Deschutes County, OR compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Deschutes County has 24.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $478K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Deschutes County would have about 227, against 211 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 679 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Deschutes County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Deschutes County at 213,072 people in 2025, up 6.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,933 households. The median household income in Deschutes County is $92,758 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.4% 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. Deschutes County scores 60 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #733 of 2,378 scored counties.

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