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Collision repair and body shops in Grays Harbor County, WA
How Grays Harbor County, WA 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #143 of 1,327 scored counties
#12 of 20 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,096 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,144
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 collision repair and body shops in Grays Harbor County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Grays Harbor County comes to about $33.6M a year: $1,096 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.7M per shop, 21% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Grays Harbor County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 5,105 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grays Harbor County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Grays Harbor County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #143 of 1,327 scored counties and #12 of 20 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Grays Harbor 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 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 | Grays Harbor County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $5.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,105 | 4,245 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,096 | $1,104 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,414 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 82 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Grays Harbor 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 Grays Harbor County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,144+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 30,628
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,902 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $64,414+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,833
- Median home value
- $314,000
- Jobs located here
- 21,888
- Daytime population
- 66,472Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewis County, WA | 91 | 7 | 2.1 | $5.7M | +6.7% | #10 of 1,327 |
| 2Grant County, WA | 87 | 6 | 1.7 | $7.1M | +6.3% | #20 of 1,327 |
| 3Benton County, WA | 87 | 16 | 2.1 | $5.6M | +6.9% | #25 of 1,327 |
| 4Clark County, WA | 84 | 29 | 1.5 | $7.9M | +5.3% | #33 of 1,327 |
| 5Whatcom County, WA | 82 | 18 | 1.9 | $5.8M | +3.9% | #49 of 1,327 |
| 6Kitsap County, WA | 82 | 24 | 2.2 | $5.4M | +2.7% | #52 of 1,327 |
| 7Snohomish County, WA | 81 | 71 | 2.2 | $5.3M | +4.9% | #59 of 1,327 |
| 8Thurston County, WA | 80 | 23 | 1.9 | $5.8M | +2.8% | #67 of 1,327 |
| 9Spokane County, WA | 77 | 42 | 1.9 | $5.6M | +3.2% | #99 of 1,327 |
| 10Island County, WA | 76 | 5 | 1.4 | $8.4M | −1.5% | #107 of 1,327 |
| 12Grays Harbor County, WA | 74 | 9 | 2.9 | $3.7M | +3.0% | #143 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Grays Harbor 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 care76
- Auto repair shops76
- Collision repair and body shops74
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops75
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations54
- Insurance agencies77
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 Grays Harbor County, WA?
There are 9 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Grays Harbor County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Grays Harbor County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $33.6M a year, or $1,096 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 30,628 households in Grays Harbor County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grays Harbor County, WA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Grays Harbor 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 $3.7M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Grays Harbor County would have about 11, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,105 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Grays Harbor County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Grays Harbor County at 78,144 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,628 households. The median household income in Grays Harbor County is $64,414 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% 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. Grays Harbor County scores 74 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #143 of 1,327 scored counties.
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