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Auto repair shops in Lewis County, WA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Lewis County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #503 of 2,378 scored counties
#28 of 33 scored counties in Washington

Listings
81
16 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
42
−2.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$40.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,222 a household
Spending per listing
$497K
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.6
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
88,062
+6.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 81 auto repair shops in Lewis County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 24.6 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Lewis County spend about $40.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,222 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That works out to $497K per shop, 12% 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.

Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lewis County in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 784 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 46 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $806K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lewis County.

Population estimates put the population change in Lewis County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Lewis County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #503 of 2,378 scored counties and #28 of 33 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lewis 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.

Auto repair shops in Lewis County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureLewis CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.616.421.5
Spending per listing$497K$672K$445K
Households per official establishment7841,073955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.3%+1.1%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.7%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,222$1,104$958
Median household income$74,796$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6681

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
43 → 42−2.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
198
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
46Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8116 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$806K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lewis 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 Lewis County

Population, 2025 estimate
88,062+6.7% since 2020
Households
32,916
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,403 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$74,796+39.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,194
Median home value
$385,800
Jobs located here
25,436
Daytime population
72,396Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Washington

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The highest-scoring counties in Washington for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Washington, with Lewis County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Douglas County, WA962012.6$1M+8.0%#2 of 2,378
2Klickitat County, WA941111.1$1.1M+6.6%#6 of 2,378
3Pend Oreille County, WA911016.8$734K+7.1%#16 of 2,378
4Mason County, WA903714.2$903K+7.8%#19 of 2,378
5San Juan County, WA89910.0$1.2M+4.2%#25 of 2,378
6Pacific County, WA84109.1$1.2M+3.6%#53 of 2,378
7Jefferson County, WA831811.0$986K+2.7%#67 of 2,378
8Kitsap County, WA8114713.5$875K+2.7%#95 of 2,378
9Benton County, WA8113617.4$660K+6.9%#103 of 2,378
10Kittitas County, WA813718.5$642K+4.2%#105 of 2,378
28Lewis County, WA668124.6$497K+6.7%#503 of 2,378

Other business types in Lewis County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Lewis County, WA?

Lewis County has 81 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 46 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lewis County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $40.2M a year, or $1,222 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $497K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,916 households in Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lewis County, WA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Lewis County has 24.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $497K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lewis County would have about 91, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 784 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Lewis County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Lewis County at 88,062 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,916 households. The median household income in Lewis County is $74,796 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.9% 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. Lewis County scores 66 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #503 of 2,378 scored counties.

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