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Auto repair shops in Salt Lake County, UT
The auto repair shops in Salt Lake County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #533 of 2,378 scored counties
#14 of 21 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 983
- 235 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 422
- −3.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $480.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,128 a household
- Spending per listing
- $489K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.1
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,220,916
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 983 auto repair shops in Salt Lake County. Of those, 235 are chain locations, or 24%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.1, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Salt Lake County spend about $480.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,128 per household, 18% 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 422 businesses with payroll in Salt Lake County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,010 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 705 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 48 SBA-backed loans worth $37M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Salt Lake County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Salt Lake County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Salt Lake County is 65 (upper middle), #533 of 2,378 scored counties and #14 of 21 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Salt Lake County compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Salt Lake County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.1 | 23.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $489K | $522K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,010 | 831 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.6% | +6.5% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,128 | $1,224 | $958 |
| Median household income | $97,494 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 438 → 422−3.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,672
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $162.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 705Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 983235 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,081The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 48
- Amount
- $37M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,220,916+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 426,245
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,590
- Median household income
- $97,494+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,987
- Median home value
- $525,700
- Jobs located here
- 775,993
- Daytime population
- 1,357,402Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wasatch County, UT | 93 | 22 | 17.1 | $809K | +9.9% | #11 of 2,378 |
| 2Summit County, UT | 84 | 24 | 15.3 | $900K | +1.6% | #56 of 2,378 |
| 3Tooele County, UT | 82 | 52 | 21.7 | $666K | +19.2% | #84 of 2,378 |
| 4Morgan County, UT | 80 | 6 | 15.9 | $1.1M | +8.1% | #108 of 2,378 |
| 5Millard County, UT | 78 | 6 | 13.8 | $1M | +7.7% | #141 of 2,378 |
| 6Juab County, UT | 78 | 11 | 28.5 | $535K | +14.8% | #159 of 2,378 |
| 7Utah County, UT | 76 | 450 | 22.2 | $588K | +14.5% | #191 of 2,378 |
| 8Box Elder County, UT | 75 | 40 | 20.5 | $671K | +12.7% | #208 of 2,378 |
| 9San Juan County, UT | 73 | 5 | 11.0 | $999K | +0.1% | #247 of 2,378 |
| 10Davis County, UT | 73 | 247 | 21.3 | $614K | +4.8% | #261 of 2,378 |
| 14Salt Lake County, UT | 65 | 983 | 23.1 | $489K | +2.9% | #533 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Salt Lake County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Salt Lake County, UT?
There are 983 auto repair shops on map listings in Salt Lake County as of September 2026. 235 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 422 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 3.6% from 2019. Another 705 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Salt Lake County, UT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $480.7M a year, or $1,128 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 983 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 426,245 households in Salt Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salt Lake County, UT compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Salt Lake County has 23.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% 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, Salt Lake County would have about 1,081, against 983 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,010 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Salt Lake County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Salt Lake County at 1,220,916 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 426,245 households. The median household income in Salt Lake County is $97,494 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Salt Lake County scores 65 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #533 of 2,378 scored counties.
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