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Collision repair and body shops in Klamath County, OR
How Klamath County, OR compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #248 of 1,327 scored counties
#8 of 16 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,061 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.2M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,274
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 collision repair and body shops in Klamath County. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $1,061 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Klamath County spend about $30.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 5 collision repair and body shops, that is $6.2M per shop, twice 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Klamath County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 3,625 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Klamath County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Klamath County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #248 of 1,327 scored counties and #8 of 16 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Klamath 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.
| Measure | Klamath County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $6.2M | $4.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,625 | 3,836 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,061 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,830 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 automotive body, paint and interior repair in Klamath 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 Klamath County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,274+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 28,999
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 5,950 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $58,830+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,046
- Median home value
- $280,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,844
- Daytime population
- 67,284Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Polk County, OR | 84 | 7 | 2.1 | $5.4M | +2.3% | #34 of 1,327 |
| 2Benton County, OR | 82 | 5 | 1.3 | $8.1M | +4.4% | #46 of 1,327 |
| 3Linn County, OR | 77 | 12 | 2.4 | $4.8M | +3.0% | #103 of 1,327 |
| 4Washington County, OR | 76 | 50 | 2.1 | $5.1M | +1.8% | #111 of 1,327 |
| 5Deschutes County, OR | 72 | 25 | 2.9 | $4M | +6.8% | #178 of 1,327 |
| 6Yamhill County, OR | 69 | 9 | 2.3 | $5M | +2.2% | #228 of 1,327 |
| 7Douglas County, OR | 69 | 14 | 2.9 | $3.7M | +0.6% | #241 of 1,327 |
| 8Klamath County, OR | 68 | 5 | 1.7 | $6.2M | +0.9% | #248 of 1,327 |
| 9Clackamas County, OR | 67 | 31 | 1.9 | $6.2M | +0.9% | #265 of 1,327 |
| 10Josephine County, OR | 67 | 9 | 2.5 | $4.6M | −0.4% | #270 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Klamath County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care54
- Auto repair shops49
- Collision repair and body shops68
- Car washes and detailing71
- Tire shops56
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations54
- Insurance agencies61
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Klamath County, OR?
Klamath County has 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Klamath County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $30.8M a year, or $1,061 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $6.2M 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 28,999 households in Klamath County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Klamath County, OR compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Klamath County has 1.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $6.2M, twice the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Klamath County would have about 10, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,625 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Klamath County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Klamath County at 70,274 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,999 households. The median household income in Klamath County is $58,830 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Klamath County scores 68 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #248 of 1,327 scored counties.
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