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Auto repair and car care businesses in Clear Creek County, CO

How Clear Creek County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
11
3 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,298 a household
Spending per listing
$552K
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.5
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,994
−3.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 auto repair and car care businesses in Clear Creek County. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 23.5 per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Households in Clear Creek County spend about $6.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,298 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. That is about $552K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $269K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Clear Creek County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,559 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Clear Creek County declined 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Clear Creek County 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.

Auto repair and car care in Clear Creek County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureClear Creek CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.537.635.7
Spending per listing$552K$296K$269K
Households per official establishment1,559620681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.9%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,298$1,112$958
Median household income$94,577$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored66

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$147K
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
113 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Clear Creek 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 Clear Creek County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,994−3.9% since 2020
Households
4,677
Median age
48.8
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
395 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$94,577
Average household income
$136,150
Median home value
$608,500
Jobs located here
3,636
Daytime population
8,112Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Clear Creek County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Park County, CO912325.6$529K+5.1%#14 of 2,401
2Douglas County, CO8537226.6$480K+10.9%#51 of 2,401
3Elbert County, CO783939.0$434K+16.5%#156 of 2,401
4Broomfield County, CO7210834.0$324K+6.3%#309 of 2,401
5Weld County, CO7250840.9$306K+14.2%#317 of 2,401
6Denver County, CO6893227.8$318K+3.2%#433 of 2,401
7Teller County, CO643126.1$474K0.0%#560 of 2,401
8Boulder County, CO6440229.3$366K−0.7%#566 of 2,401
9Fremont County, CO636335.0$316K+2.4%#623 of 2,401
10Pitkin County, CO621111.9$876K−4.2%#643 of 2,401
Clear Creek County, CONot scored1123.5$552K−3.9%

Other business types in Clear Creek County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Clear Creek County, CO?

There are 11 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Clear Creek County as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Clear Creek County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $6.1M a year, or $1,298 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $552K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,677 households in Clear Creek County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clear Creek County, CO compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Clear Creek County has 23.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $552K, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Clear Creek County would have about 23, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,559 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Clear Creek County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Clear Creek County at 8,994 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,677 households. Median household income in Clear Creek County is $94,577, 17% 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. 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Clear Creek County

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