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Auto repair shops in Malheur County, OR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Malheur County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,064 of 2,378 scored counties
#28 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 38
- 8 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $11.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,110 a household
- Spending per listing
- $301K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.9
- 72% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,261
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, Malheur County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #2,064 of 2,378 scored counties and #28 of 29 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Malheur County spend about $11.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,110 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $301K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 32% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 38 auto repair shops on map listings in Malheur County as of September 2026. 8 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 36.9 for every 10,000 households, 72% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Malheur County was 21 in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 490 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Malheur County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Malheur County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Malheur 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 | Malheur County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.9 | 19.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $301K | $540K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 490 | 947 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.7% | +1.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,110 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $54,519 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 21−8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 88
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 388 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Malheur 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 Malheur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,261+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 10,292
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 9,888 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $54,519+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,398
- Median home value
- $248,900
- Jobs located here
- 13,279
- Daytime population
- 34,322Residents 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 Malheur 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 |
| 28Malheur County, OR | 29 | 38 | 36.9 | $301K | +1.9% | #2,064 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Malheur 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 Malheur County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 auto repair shops in Malheur County. 8 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Malheur County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.4M a year, or $1,110 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $301K 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 10,292 households in Malheur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Malheur County, OR compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Malheur County has 36.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 72% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $301K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Malheur County would have about 26, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 490 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Malheur County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Malheur County at 32,261 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,292 households. Median household income in Malheur County is $54,519, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Malheur County scores 29 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #2,064 of 2,378 scored counties.
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