Auto · Small-town market · Washington
Auto repair shops in the Moses Lake, WA area
The auto repair shops in the Moses Lake, WA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #11 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 70
- 15 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $42.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,204 a household
- Spending per listing
- $609K
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.8
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 105,727
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, the Moses Lake area has a Groundwork market score of 85 (high): #11 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for auto repair shops.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 70 auto repair shops in the Moses Lake area. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 21%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 19.8 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,204 per household (26% above the U.S. average), households in the Moses Lake area spend about $42.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $609K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 37% 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 36 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Moses Lake area in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 983 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $5.2M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Moses Lake area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Moses Lake area grew 6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Moses Lake area 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 | Moses Lake area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.8 | 16.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $609K | $672K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 983 | 1,073 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +1.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,204 | $1,104 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,267 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 360.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 126
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 83Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7015 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 96The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $5.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Moses Lake area, 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 the Moses Lake area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 105,727+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 35,398
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,680 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $73,267+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,003
- Median home value
- $299,500
- Jobs located here
- 39,791
- Daytime population
- 100,811Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Washington for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Moses Lake area marked.
Top small-town markets in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shelton, WA | 94 | 37 | 14.2 | $903K | +7.8% | #1 of 538 |
| 2Ellensburg, WA | 88 | 37 | 18.5 | $642K | +4.2% | #5 of 538 |
| 3Port Townsend, WA | 87 | 18 | 11.0 | $986K | +2.7% | #6 of 538 |
| 4Moses Lake, WA | 85 | 70 | 19.8 | $609K | +6.3% | #11 of 538 |
| 5Aberdeen, WA | 83 | 51 | 16.7 | $658K | +3.0% | #15 of 538 |
| 6Oak Harbor, WA | 81 | 34 | 9.5 | $1.2M | −1.5% | #18 of 538 |
| 7Centralia, WA | 74 | 81 | 24.6 | $497K | +6.7% | #47 of 538 |
| 8Othello, WA | 73 | 12 | 19.1 | $657K | +4.3% | #50 of 538 |
| 9Port Angeles, WA | 73 | 57 | 16.3 | $651K | +1.1% | #51 of 538 |
| 10Pullman, WA | 70 | 26 | 13.9 | $692K | +1.5% | #74 of 538 |
Other business types in the Moses Lake area
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 the Moses Lake, WA area?
There are 70 auto repair shops on map listings in the Moses Lake area as of September 2026. 15 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 83 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Moses Lake, WA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $42.6M a year, or $1,204 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $609K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,398 households in the Moses Lake area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Moses Lake, WA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Moses Lake area has 19.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $609K, 37% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Moses Lake area would have about 96, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 983 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 the Moses Lake, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Moses Lake area at 105,727 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,398 households. The median household income in the Moses Lake area is $73,267 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Moses Lake area scores 85 for auto repair shops (high), #11 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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