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Auto repair shops in Island County, WA
The auto repair shops in Island County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #139 of 2,378 scored counties
#14 of 33 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 34
- 5 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −4.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $42.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,174 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,657
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Island County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #139 of 2,378 scored counties and #14 of 33 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 auto repair shops in Island County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.5, 56% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Island County comes to about $42.2M a year: $1,174 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. Spread across 34 auto repair shops, that is $1.2M per shop, 2.8 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Island County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,713 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Island County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Island 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 | Island County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 16.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $672K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,713 | 1,073 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.5% | +1.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,174 | $1,104 | $958 |
| Median household income | $90,551 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 21−4.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 128
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 345 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 95The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Island 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 Island County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,657−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 35,972
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 209 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 416
- Median household income
- $90,551+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,035
- Median home value
- $593,300
- Jobs located here
- 16,025
- Daytime population
- 70,254Residents 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 Island 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 |
| 14Island County, WA | 78 | 34 | 9.5 | $1.2M | −1.5% | #139 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Island 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 Island County, WA?
There are 34 auto repair shops on map listings in Island County as of September 2026. 5 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Island County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $42.2M a year, or $1,174 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,972 households in Island County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Island County, WA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Island County has 9.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $1.2M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Island County would have about 95, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,713 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Island County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Island County at 85,657 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,972 households. The median household income in Island County is $90,551 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Island County scores 78 for auto repair shops (high), #139 of 2,378 scored counties.
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