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Auto repair shops in Douglas County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Douglas County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 96 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #2 of 2,378 scored counties
#1 of 33 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 20
- 6 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,270 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.6
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,473
- +8.0% since 2020
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What this means
Douglas County scores 96 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #2 of 2,378 scored counties and #1 of 33 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.
At $1,270 per household (33% above the U.S. average), households in Douglas County spend about $20.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Douglas County has 20 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 12.6 for every 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 3,981 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $749K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Douglas County. Population estimates put the population change in Douglas County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Douglas County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Douglas County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.6 | 16.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $672K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,981 | 1,073 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.0% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,270 | $1,104 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,363 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 96 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 206 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $749K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,473+8.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,923
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,819 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $80,363+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,623
- Median home value
- $432,500
- Jobs located here
- 11,460
- Daytime population
- 34,658Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Washington, with Douglas County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Douglas County, WA | 96 | 20 | 12.6 | $1M | +8.0% | #2 of 2,378 |
| 2Klickitat County, WA | 94 | 11 | 11.1 | $1.1M | +6.6% | #6 of 2,378 |
| 3Pend Oreille County, WA | 91 | 10 | 16.8 | $734K | +7.1% | #16 of 2,378 |
| 4Mason County, WA | 90 | 37 | 14.2 | $903K | +7.8% | #19 of 2,378 |
| 5San Juan County, WA | 89 | 9 | 10.0 | $1.2M | +4.2% | #25 of 2,378 |
| 6Pacific County, WA | 84 | 10 | 9.1 | $1.2M | +3.6% | #53 of 2,378 |
| 7Jefferson County, WA | 83 | 18 | 11.0 | $986K | +2.7% | #67 of 2,378 |
| 8Kitsap County, WA | 81 | 147 | 13.5 | $875K | +2.7% | #95 of 2,378 |
| 9Benton County, WA | 81 | 136 | 17.4 | $660K | +6.9% | #103 of 2,378 |
| 10Kittitas County, WA | 81 | 37 | 18.5 | $642K | +4.2% | #105 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 Douglas County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 auto repair shops in Douglas County. 6 of them (30%) 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 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Douglas County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.2M a year, or $1,270 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 15,923 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, WA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Douglas County has 12.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $1M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Douglas County would have about 46, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,981 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 46,473 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,923 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $80,363, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Douglas County scores 96 for auto repair shops (very high), #2 of 2,378 scored counties.
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