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Auto repair shops in Summit County, UT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Summit County, UT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #56 of 2,378 scored counties
#2 of 21 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 24
- 7 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,373 a household
- Spending per listing
- $900K
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.3
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,141
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Summit County is 84 (high), #56 of 2,378 scored counties and #2 of 21 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Summit County comes to about $21.6M a year: $1,373 per household, 43% above the U.S. average. Spread across 24 auto repair shops, that is $900K per shop, twice the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Summit County has 24 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 15.3 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Summit County in 2023. That is one for every 1,311 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.1M has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Summit County. Population estimates put the population change in Summit County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Summit 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 | Summit County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.3 | 23.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $900K | $522K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,311 | 831 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.5% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,373 | $1,224 | $958 |
| Median household income | $138,114 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 59
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 247 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Summit 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 Summit County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,141+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 15,730
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,871 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $138,114+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $211,102
- Median home value
- $1,067,700
- Jobs located here
- 32,548
- Daytime population
- 50,344Residents 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 |
Other business types in Summit 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 Summit County, UT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 auto repair shops in Summit County. 7 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Summit County, UT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $21.6M a year, or $1,373 per household. That is 43% above the U.S. average (an index of 143, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $900K 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 15,730 households in Summit County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Summit County, UT compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Summit County has 15.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $900K, twice the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Summit County would have about 49, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,311 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Summit County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Summit County at 43,141 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,730 households. Median household income in Summit County is $138,114, 71% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Summit County scores 84 for auto repair shops (high), #56 of 2,378 scored counties.
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