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Collision repair and body shops in Whitman County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Whitman County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #902 of 1,327 scored counties
#20 of 20 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $961 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,512
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Whitman County spend about $18M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $961 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per shop, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Whitman County has 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 19% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Whitman County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 3,120 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $36K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Whitman County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Whitman County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Whitman County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #902 of 1,327 scored counties and #20 of 20 scored counties in Washington.
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 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 | Whitman County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 2.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $5.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,120 | 4,245 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.1% | −0.8% |
| 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 | 40 | 82 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 automotive body, paint and interior 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 20Whitman County, WA | 40 | 7 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +1.5% | #902 of 1,327 |
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
- Auto repair and car care72
- Auto repair shops64
- Collision repair and body shops40
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations60
- 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 Whitman County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 collision repair and body shops in Whitman County. None of them are chain locations. 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 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 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body 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 collision repair and body shops?
Whitman County has 3.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Whitman County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,120 households, against one for every 3,689 across 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 40 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #902 of 1,327 scored counties.
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