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Collision repair and body shops in Yakima County, WA
How Yakima 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #343 of 1,327 scored counties
#17 of 20 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 29
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- +4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $103.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,184 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 259,185
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Yakima County spend about $103.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,184 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. Spread across 29 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.6M per shop, 16% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
There are 29 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Yakima County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Yakima County was 23 in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,813 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Yakima County.
Population estimates show Yakima County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Yakima County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #343 of 1,327 scored counties and #17 of 20 scored counties in Washington.
How Yakima 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 | Yakima County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 2.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $5.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,813 | 4,245 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.6% | −1.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,184 | $1,104 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,656 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 82 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 23+4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 87
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 292 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Yakima 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 Yakima County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 259,185+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 87,708
- Median age
- 34.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 4,295 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $70,656+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,451
- Median home value
- $310,100
- Jobs located here
- 108,597
- Daytime population
- 259,646Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Washington, with Yakima County marked.
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 |
| 17Yakima County, WA | 64 | 29 | 3.3 | $3.6M | +1.0% | #343 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Yakima 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 care58
- Auto repair shops61
- Collision repair and body shops64
- Car washes and detailing50
- Tire shops44
- Oil change and quick lube50
- Gas stations60
- Insurance agencies55
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 Yakima County, WA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 collision repair and body shops in Yakima County. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Yakima County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $103.8M a year, or $1,184 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 87,708 households in Yakima County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yakima County, WA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Yakima County has 3.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.6M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Yakima County would have about 34, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,813 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Yakima County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Yakima County at 259,185 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 87,708 households. Median household income in Yakima County is $70,656, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Yakima County scores 64 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #343 of 1,327 scored counties.
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