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Collision repair and body shops in Spokane County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #99 of 1,327 scored counties
#9 of 20 scored counties in Washington

Listings
42
12 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
50
−10.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$233.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,070 a household
Spending per listing
$5.6M
80% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
558,344
+3.2% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Spokane County is 77 (high), #99 of 1,327 scored counties and #9 of 20 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for collision repair and body shops.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 collision repair and body shops in Spokane County. 12 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Spokane County comes to about $233.6M a year: $1,070 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 80% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Spokane County was 50 in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,368 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Spokane County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Spokane County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Spokane 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Spokane County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSpokane CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.92.13.1
Spending per listing$5.6M$5.2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,3684,2453,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.7%−1.1%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,070$1,104$958
Median household income$78,582$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score7782

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
56 → 50−10.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
348
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4212 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$1.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
558,344+3.2% since 2020
Households
218,395
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,764 sq. mi.
People per square mile
311
Median household income
$78,582+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,315
Median home value
$410,700
Jobs located here
243,284
Daytime population
557,028Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Washington

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

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lewis County, WA9172.1$5.7M+6.7%#10 of 1,327
2Grant County, WA8761.7$7.1M+6.3%#20 of 1,327
3Benton County, WA87162.1$5.6M+6.9%#25 of 1,327
4Clark County, WA84291.5$7.9M+5.3%#33 of 1,327
5Whatcom County, WA82181.9$5.8M+3.9%#49 of 1,327
6Kitsap County, WA82242.2$5.4M+2.7%#52 of 1,327
7Snohomish County, WA81712.2$5.3M+4.9%#59 of 1,327
8Thurston County, WA80231.9$5.8M+2.8%#67 of 1,327
9Spokane County, WA77421.9$5.6M+3.2%#99 of 1,327
10Island County, WA7651.4$8.4M−1.5%#107 of 1,327

Other business types in Spokane 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 Spokane County, WA?

There are 42 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Spokane County as of September 2026. 12 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019.

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

About $233.6M a year, or $1,070 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 218,395 households in Spokane County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Spokane County has 1.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $5.6M, 80% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Spokane County would have about 76, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,368 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Spokane County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Spokane County at 558,344 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 218,395 households. The median household income in Spokane County is $78,582 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.1% 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. Spokane County scores 77 for collision repair and body shops (high), #99 of 1,327 scored counties.

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