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Auto repair shops in Mason County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 90 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #19 of 2,378 scored counties
#4 of 33 scored counties in Washington

Listings
37
3 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
21
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$33.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,284 a household
Spending per listing
$903K
Twice the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.2
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
71,165
+7.8% 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

Mason County scores 90 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #19 of 2,378 scored counties and #4 of 33 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.

As of September 2026, map listings count 37 auto repair shops in Mason County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 8%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.2, 34% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $1,284 per household (34% above the U.S. average), households in Mason County spend about $33.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $903K of household spending for each shop on map listings, twice 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 Mason County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,239 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $455K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Mason County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mason County grew 7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Mason 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 Mason County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureMason CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.216.421.5
Spending per listing$903K$672K$445K
Households per official establishment1,2391,073955
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+1.1%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.8%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,284$1,104$958
Median household income$83,270$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score9081

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 210.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
101
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
31Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
373 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
75The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$455K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
71,165+7.8% since 2020
Households
26,029
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
960 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$83,270+44.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,630
Median home value
$411,800
Jobs located here
13,833
Daytime population
54,996Residents 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 Mason 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

Other business types in Mason County

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

Questions

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

Mason County has 37 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (8%) 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, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $33.4M a year, or $1,284 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $903K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,029 households in Mason County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mason County has 14.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $903K, twice the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Mason County would have about 75, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,239 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Mason County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Mason County at 71,165 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,029 households. The median household income in Mason County is $83,270 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 44.5% 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. Mason County scores 90 for auto repair shops (very high), #19 of 2,378 scored counties.

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