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Auto repair shops in Lincoln County, WA
The auto repair shops in Lincoln County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 2 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,257 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 3.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,982
- +9.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 auto repair shops in Lincoln County. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 61% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Lincoln County spend about $6.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,257 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. Spread across 4 auto repair shops, that is $1.5M per shop, 3.4 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lincoln County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 603 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lincoln County grew 9.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 auto repair shops on map listings, Lincoln County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Lincoln 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 | Lincoln County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 16.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $672K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 603 | 1,073 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.7% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,257 | $1,104 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,512 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $978K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 42 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,982+9.7% since 2020
- Households
- 4,820
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 2,311 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $71,512+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,521
- Median home value
- $292,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,413
- Daytime population
- 9,555Residents 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 Lincoln 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 |
| Lincoln County, WA | Not scored | 4 | 8.3 | $1.5M | +9.7% |
Other business types in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, WA?
There are 4 auto repair shops on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lincoln County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.1M a year, or $1,257 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,820 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, WA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Lincoln County has 8.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 3.4 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 14, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 603 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 11,982 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,820 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $71,512 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.9% 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. Lincoln County has no market score for auto repair shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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