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Auto repair shops in Hood River County, OR
The auto repair shops in Hood River County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #839 of 2,378 scored counties
#15 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 19
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,205 a household
- Spending per listing
- $567K
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,720
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Hood River County comes to about $10.8M a year: $1,205 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That works out to $567K per shop, 27% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 19 auto repair shops on map listings in Hood River County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 11%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 21.3 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Hood River County in 2023. That is one for every 745 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Hood River County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hood River County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, Hood River County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #839 of 2,378 scored counties and #15 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.
How Hood River 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 | Hood River County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.3 | 19.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $567K | $540K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 745 | 947 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,205 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $88,947 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 70
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 192 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Hood River 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 Hood River County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,720−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 8,939
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 522 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $88,947+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,854
- Median home value
- $660,000
- Jobs located here
- 13,643
- Daytime population
- 25,339Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 15Hood River County, OR | 57 | 19 | 21.3 | $567K | −0.7% | #839 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Hood River 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 Hood River County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 auto repair shops in Hood River County. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hood River County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.8M a year, or $1,205 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $567K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,939 households in Hood River County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hood River County, OR compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Hood River County has 21.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $567K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Hood River County would have about 24, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 745 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Hood River County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Hood River County at 23,720 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,939 households. Median household income in Hood River County is $88,947, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. Hood River County scores 57 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #839 of 2,378 scored counties.
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