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Auto repair shops in Sanpete County, UT
The auto repair shops in Sanpete County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #626 of 2,378 scored counties
#15 of 21 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 25
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,341 a household
- Spending per listing
- $477K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.1
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,453
- +10.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 auto repair shops in Sanpete County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 28.1 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Sanpete County spend about $11.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,341 per household, 40% above the U.S. average. Spread across 25 auto repair shops, that is $477K per shop, 7% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Sanpete County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 635 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 43 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $168K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Sanpete County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sanpete County grew 10.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Sanpete County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #626 of 2,378 scored counties and #15 of 21 scored counties in Utah.
How Sanpete 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 | Sanpete County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.1 | 23.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $477K | $522K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 635 | 831 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.5% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.3% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,341 | $1,224 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,083 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 252 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
- $168K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Sanpete 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 Sanpete County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,453+10.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,888
- Median age
- 34.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 1,590 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $70,083+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,824
- Median home value
- $347,200
- Jobs located here
- 8,877
- Daytime population
- 27,248Residents 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 Sanpete 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 |
| 15Sanpete County, UT | 63 | 25 | 28.1 | $477K | +10.3% | #626 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Sanpete 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 Sanpete County, UT?
There are 25 auto repair shops on map listings in Sanpete County as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 43 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sanpete County, UT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.9M a year, or $1,341 per household. That is 40% above the U.S. average (an index of 140, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $477K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,888 households in Sanpete County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sanpete County, UT compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Sanpete County has 28.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $477K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Sanpete County would have about 27, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 635 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Sanpete County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Sanpete County at 31,453 people in 2025, up 10.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,888 households. The median household income in Sanpete County is $70,083 a year, 13% below 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. Sanpete County scores 63 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #626 of 2,378 scored counties.
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