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Auto repair shops in Pacific County, WA

The auto repair shops in Pacific County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 84 out of 100: High

Ranked #53 of 2,378 scored counties
#6 of 33 scored counties in Washington

Listings
10
2 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,097 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
2.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.1
58% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,357
+3.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Pacific County is 84 (high), #53 of 2,378 scored counties and #6 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 10 auto repair shops in Pacific County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.1, 58% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $1,097 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in Pacific County spend about $12M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 10 auto repair shops, that is $1.2M per shop, 2.7 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 8 businesses with payroll in Pacific County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,372 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Pacific County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Pacific 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 Pacific County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasurePacific CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.116.421.5
Spending per listing$1.2M$672K$445K
Households per official establishment1,3721,073955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.1%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,097$1,104$958
Median household income$67,081$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score8481

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 8
Employees, 2023
40
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
102 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 Pacific 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 Pacific County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,357+3.6% since 2020
Households
10,977
Median age
51.9
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
933 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$67,081+43.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,753
Median home value
$334,800
Jobs located here
6,247
Daytime population
20,843Residents 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 Pacific 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 Pacific County

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

Questions

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

Pacific County has 10 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $12M a year, or $1,097 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 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 10,977 households in Pacific County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pacific County has 9.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $1.2M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Pacific County would have about 27, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,372 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Pacific County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Pacific County at 24,357 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,977 households. The median household income in Pacific County is $67,081 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.5% 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. Pacific County scores 84 for auto repair shops (high), #53 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Pacific County. It maps the auto repair shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Pacific County

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