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Auto repair shops in Linn County, OR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Linn County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #293 of 2,378 scored counties
#7 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 103
- 19 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- −9.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $58M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,142 a household
- Spending per listing
- $563K
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.3
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 132,843
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Linn County spend about $58M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,142 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 103 auto repair shops, that is $563K per shop, 27% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Linn County has 103 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 20.3 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Linn County in 2023, down 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,057 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 95 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Linn County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Linn County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Linn County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #293 of 2,378 scored counties and #7 of 29 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Linn 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 | Linn County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.3 | 19.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $563K | $540K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,057 | 947 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.4% | +1.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,142 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,329 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 48−9.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 197
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 95Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10319 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 130The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Linn 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 Linn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 132,843+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 50,729
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,290 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $76,329+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,267
- Median home value
- $376,400
- Jobs located here
- 46,739
- Daytime population
- 117,614Residents 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 Linn 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 |
Other business types in Linn 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 Linn County, OR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 103 auto repair shops in Linn County. 19 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 9.4% from 2019. Another 95 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Linn County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $58M a year, or $1,142 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 103 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $563K 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 50,729 households in Linn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Linn County, OR compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Linn County has 20.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $563K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Linn County would have about 130, against 103 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,057 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Linn County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Linn County at 132,843 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,729 households. Median household income in Linn County is $76,329, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.6%, 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. Linn County scores 72 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #293 of 2,378 scored counties.
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