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Auto repair shops in Whitman County, WA
How Whitman County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #547 of 2,378 scored counties
#30 of 33 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 26
- 4 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $961 a household
- Spending per listing
- $692K
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.9
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,512
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Whitman County comes to about $18M a year: $961 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $692K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 56% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Whitman County has 26 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 15%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 13.9 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Whitman County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 985 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $36K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Whitman County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Whitman County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Whitman County is 64 (upper middle), #547 of 2,378 scored counties and #30 of 33 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Whitman 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 | Whitman County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.9 | 16.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $692K | $672K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 985 | 1,073 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.5% | +1.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $961 | $1,104 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,406 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 19−9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 99
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 264 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $36K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Whitman 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 Whitman County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,512+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,721
- Median age
- 33.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 47%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,159 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $55,406+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,165
- Median home value
- $359,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,571
- Daytime population
- 49,541Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 30Whitman County, WA | 64 | 26 | 13.9 | $692K | +1.5% | #547 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Whitman County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Whitman County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 auto repair shops in Whitman County. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Whitman County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $18M a year, or $961 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $692K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,721 households in Whitman County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Whitman County, WA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Whitman County has 13.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $692K, 56% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Whitman County would have about 41, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 985 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Whitman County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Whitman County at 48,512 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,721 households. Median household income in Whitman County is $55,406, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.6%, 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. Whitman County scores 64 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #547 of 2,378 scored counties.
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