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Auto repair shops in San Juan County, UT
The auto repair shops in San Juan County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #247 of 2,378 scored counties
#9 of 21 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,096 a household
- Spending per listing
- $999K
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,542
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 auto repair shops in San Juan County. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 11.0 for every 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in San Juan County comes to about $5M a year: $1,096 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 auto repair shops, that is $999K per shop, 2.3 times 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.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in San Juan County in 2023. That is one for every 1,139 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $970K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in San Juan County.
Population estimates show San Juan County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in San Juan County is 73 (upper middle), #247 of 2,378 scored counties and #9 of 21 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How San Juan 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 | San Juan County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 23.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $999K | $522K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,139 | 831 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.5% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,096 | $1,224 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,481 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $816K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $970K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in San Juan 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 San Juan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,542+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,555
- Median age
- 34.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 7,824 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $64,481+42.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,086
- Median home value
- $224,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,444
- Daytime population
- 14,561Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Utah market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Utah for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Utah, with San Juan County marked.
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 |
Other business types in San Juan 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 San Juan County, UT?
San Juan County has 5 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in San Juan County, UT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5M a year, or $1,096 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $999K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,555 households in San Juan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Juan County, UT compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
San Juan County has 11.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $999K, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, San Juan County would have about 11, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,139 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is San Juan County, UT growing?
Population estimates put San Juan County at 14,542 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,555 households. The median household income in San Juan County is $64,481 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.1% 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. San Juan County scores 73 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #247 of 2,378 scored counties.
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