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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Breckenridge, CO area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Breckenridge, CO area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #129 of 538 scored small-town markets
#2 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado
- Listings
- 55
- 19 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,148 a household
- Spending per listing
- $325K
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,069
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,148 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in the Breckenridge area spend about $17.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 55 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $325K per business, 21% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 55 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Breckenridge area as of September 2026. 19 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in the Breckenridge area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 486 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Breckenridge area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Breckenridge area grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Breckenridge area scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #129 of 538 scored small-town markets and #2 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Breckenridge area compares
The same measures for Colorado and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses 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 | Breckenridge area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.3 | 37.6 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $325K | $296K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 486 | 620 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +3.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,148 | $1,112 | $958 |
| Median household income | $105,544 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 320.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 125
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5519 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Breckenridge area, 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 the Breckenridge area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,069+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,565
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 985 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $105,544
- Average household income
- $141,268
- Median home value
- $748,200
- Jobs located here
- 26,426
- Daytime population
- 40,672Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Colorado for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Breckenridge area marked.
Top small-town markets in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cañon City, CO | 73 | 63 | 35.0 | $316K | +2.4% | #61 of 538 |
| 2Breckenridge, CO | 64 | 55 | 35.3 | $325K | +1.1% | #129 of 538 |
| 3Edwards, CO | 63 | 90 | 40.8 | $296K | −2.4% | #152 of 538 |
| 4Rifle, CO | 62 | 126 | 38.6 | $300K | +1.2% | #159 of 538 |
| 5Durango, CO | 60 | 104 | 42.7 | $273K | +2.2% | #181 of 538 |
| 6Alamosa, CO | 55 | 53 | 46.2 | $228K | +2.1% | #223 of 538 |
| 7Steamboat Springs, CO | 54 | 77 | 46.2 | $262K | +0.9% | #225 of 538 |
| 8Montrose, CO | 44 | 101 | 55.9 | $205K | +4.1% | #338 of 538 |
| 9Fort Morgan, CO | 40 | 66 | 59.6 | $189K | +4.2% | #382 of 538 |
| 10Sterling, CO | 26 | 39 | 47.5 | $213K | −2.7% | #477 of 538 |
Other business types in the Breckenridge area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in the Breckenridge, CO area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 55 auto repair and car care businesses in the Breckenridge area. 19 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Breckenridge, CO area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.9M a year, or $1,148 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $325K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,565 households in the Breckenridge area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Breckenridge, CO area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Breckenridge area has 35.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $325K, 21% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Breckenridge area would have about 67, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 486 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Breckenridge, CO area growing?
Population estimates put the Breckenridge area at 39,069 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,565 households. The median household income in the Breckenridge area is $105,544 a year, 31% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Breckenridge area scores 64 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #129 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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