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Auto repair shops in Lincoln County, OR

How Lincoln County, OR compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #952 of 2,378 scored counties
#17 of 29 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
45
12 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
20
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$22M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $951 a household
Spending per listing
$489K
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.5
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,636
+0.3% 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

Households in Lincoln County spend about $22M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $951 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 45 auto repair shops, that is $489K per shop, 10% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 45 auto repair shops on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 19.5 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lincoln County was 20 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,156 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 22 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $125K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lincoln County.

Population estimates show Lincoln County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Lincoln County is 55 (upper middle), #952 of 2,378 scored counties and #17 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.

How Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.519.421.5
Spending per listing$489K$540K$445K
Households per official establishment1,156947955
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+1.0%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$951$1,050$958
Median household income$63,165$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score5562

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 200.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
55
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
22Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4512 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$125K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
50,636+0.3% since 2020
Households
23,115
Median age
51.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
981 sq. mi.
People per square mile
52
Median household income
$63,165+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,183
Median home value
$410,800
Jobs located here
16,986
Daytime population
46,905Residents 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 Lincoln 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
17Lincoln County, OR554519.5$489K+0.3%#952 of 2,378

Other business types in Lincoln County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 45 auto repair shops in Lincoln County. 12 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $22M a year, or $951 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $489K 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 23,115 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lincoln County has 19.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $489K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 49, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,156 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Lincoln County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 50,636 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,115 households. Median household income in Lincoln County is $63,165, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Lincoln County scores 55 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #952 of 2,378 scored counties.

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