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Collision repair and body shops in Deschutes County, OR

The collision repair and body shops in Deschutes County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #178 of 1,327 scored counties
#5 of 16 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
25
6 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
28
+7.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$100.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,188 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
213,072
+6.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 25 collision repair and body shops in Deschutes County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 24%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Households in Deschutes County spend about $100.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,188 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. Spread across 25 collision repair and body shops, that is $4M per shop, 31% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Deschutes County in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,033 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $159K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Deschutes County.

Population estimates show Deschutes County grew 6.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Deschutes County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #178 of 1,327 scored counties and #5 of 16 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Deschutes County compares

The same measures for Oregon and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the collision repair and body 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Deschutes County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureDeschutes CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.92.43.1
Spending per listing$4M$4.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,0333,8363,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.7%−2.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.8%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,188$1,050$958
Median household income$92,758$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score7265

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 28+7.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
153
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
256 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$159K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Deschutes 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 Deschutes County

Population, 2025 estimate
213,072+6.8% since 2020
Households
84,933
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
3,018 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$92,758+38.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$126,342
Median home value
$650,900
Jobs located here
90,452
Daytime population
205,098Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Oregon

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The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Deschutes County marked.

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Polk County, OR8472.1$5.4M+2.3%#34 of 1,327
2Benton County, OR8251.3$8.1M+4.4%#46 of 1,327
3Linn County, OR77122.4$4.8M+3.0%#103 of 1,327
4Washington County, OR76502.1$5.1M+1.8%#111 of 1,327
5Deschutes County, OR72252.9$4M+6.8%#178 of 1,327
6Yamhill County, OR6992.3$5M+2.2%#228 of 1,327
7Douglas County, OR69142.9$3.7M+0.6%#241 of 1,327
8Klamath County, OR6851.7$6.2M+0.9%#248 of 1,327
9Clackamas County, OR67311.9$6.2M+0.9%#265 of 1,327
10Josephine County, OR6792.5$4.6M−0.4%#270 of 1,327

Other business types in Deschutes County

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

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Deschutes County, OR?

Deschutes County has 25 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Deschutes County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $100.9M a year, or $1,188 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 84,933 households in Deschutes County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Deschutes County, OR compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Deschutes County has 2.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Deschutes County would have about 33, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,033 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Deschutes County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Deschutes County at 213,072 people in 2025, up 6.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,933 households. The median household income in Deschutes County is $92,758 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.4% 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. Deschutes County scores 72 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #178 of 1,327 scored counties.

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