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Auto repair shops in Wasco County, OR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Wasco County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,550 of 2,378 scored counties
#26 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 26
- 7 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,114 a household
- Spending per listing
- $452K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.6
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,310
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Wasco County spend about $11.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,114 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $452K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Wasco County has 26 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 27%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 24.6 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Wasco County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 660 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Wasco County.
Population estimates put the population change in Wasco County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Wasco County is 42 (lower middle), #1,550 of 2,378 scored counties and #26 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.
How Wasco 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 | Wasco County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.6 | 19.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $452K | $540K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 660 | 947 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,114 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,175 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 73
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 267 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Wasco 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 Wasco County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,310−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 10,563
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,381 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $64,175+20.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,059
- Median home value
- $367,400
- Jobs located here
- 10,091
- Daytime population
- 24,380Residents 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 Wasco 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 |
| 26Wasco County, OR | 42 | 26 | 24.6 | $452K | −1.1% | #1,550 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Wasco 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 Wasco County, OR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 auto repair shops in Wasco County. 7 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wasco County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.8M a year, or $1,114 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $452K 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 10,563 households in Wasco County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wasco County, OR compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Wasco County has 24.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $452K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Wasco County would have about 27, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 660 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Wasco County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Wasco County at 26,310 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,563 households. Median household income in Wasco County is $64,175, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.9%, 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. Wasco County scores 42 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,550 of 2,378 scored counties.
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