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Auto repair shops in Jackson County, OR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Jackson County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #999 of 2,378 scored counties
#18 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 196
- 37 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 94
- −5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $97.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,062 a household
- Spending per listing
- $499K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 221,795
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Jackson County comes to about $97.7M a year: $1,062 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $499K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 12% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Jackson County has 196 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 37 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 21.3 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 94 businesses with payroll in Jackson County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 979 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 165 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $4.7M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Jackson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jackson County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Jackson County is 54 (upper middle), #999 of 2,378 scored counties and #18 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.
How Jackson 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 | Jackson County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.3 | 19.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $499K | $540K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 979 | 947 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.0% | +1.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,062 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,999 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 99 → 94−5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 493
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 165Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19637 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 220The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 14
- Amount
- $4.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Jackson 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 Jackson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 221,795−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 92,035
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,783 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $73,999+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,011
- Median home value
- $430,200
- Jobs located here
- 90,545
- Daytime population
- 223,934Residents 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 Jackson 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 |
| 18Jackson County, OR | 54 | 196 | 21.3 | $499K | −0.9% | #999 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Jackson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Jackson County, OR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 196 auto repair shops in Jackson County. 37 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. Official counts list 165 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jackson County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $97.7M a year, or $1,062 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 196 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $499K 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 92,035 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jackson County, OR compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Jackson 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 $499K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Jackson County would have about 220, against 196 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 979 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Jackson County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Jackson County at 221,795 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 92,035 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $73,999, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. Jackson County scores 54 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #999 of 2,378 scored counties.
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