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Auto repair shops in Umatilla County, OR
How Umatilla 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #806 of 2,378 scored counties
#14 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 69
- 8 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- −23.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $33.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,174 a household
- Spending per listing
- $489K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.0
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,119
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 69 auto repair shops in Umatilla County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 12%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.0, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Umatilla County spend about $33.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,174 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That is about $489K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 10% above the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in Umatilla County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 23.9% from 2019. That is one for every 820 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 51 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $60K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Umatilla County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Umatilla County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Umatilla County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #806 of 2,378 scored counties and #14 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.
How Umatilla 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 | Umatilla County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.0 | 19.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $489K | $540K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 820 | 947 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −23.9% | +1.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,174 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,728 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 35−23.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 176
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 51Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 698 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $60K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Umatilla 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 Umatilla County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,119+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 28,707
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 3,215 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $67,728+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,272
- Median home value
- $282,600
- Jobs located here
- 32,108
- Daytime population
- 77,707Residents 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 Umatilla 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 |
| 14Umatilla County, OR | 58 | 69 | 24.0 | $489K | +1.5% | #806 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Umatilla 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 Umatilla County, OR?
Umatilla County has 69 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 23.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 51 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Umatilla County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $33.7M a year, or $1,174 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $489K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,707 households in Umatilla County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Umatilla County, OR compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Umatilla County has 24.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $489K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Umatilla County would have about 76, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 820 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 23.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Umatilla County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Umatilla County at 81,119 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,707 households. The median household income in Umatilla County is $67,728 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Umatilla County scores 58 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #806 of 2,378 scored counties.
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