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Auto repair and car care businesses in Douglas County, CO
How Douglas 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 · out of 100
Score 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #51 of 2,401 scored counties
#2 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 372
- 159 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 203
- +7.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $178.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,276 a household
- Spending per listing
- $480K
- 79% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.6
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 399,396
- +10.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Douglas County is 85 (high), #51 of 2,401 scored counties and #2 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 372 auto repair and car care businesses in Douglas County. Of those, 159 are chain locations, or 43%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.6, 25% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Douglas County comes to about $178.6M a year: $1,276 per household, 33% above the U.S. average. That works out to $480K per business, 79% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 203 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 689 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $10.8M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Douglas County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Douglas County grew 10.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Douglas 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.
| Measure | Douglas County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.6 | 37.6 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $480K | $296K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 689 | 620 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.4% | +3.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,276 | $1,112 | $958 |
| Median household income | $149,594 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 189 → 203+7.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,623
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $102.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 228Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 372159 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 665The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $10.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 399,396+10.9% since 2020
- Households
- 139,960
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 840 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 449
- Median household income
- $149,594+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $183,544
- Median home value
- $713,600
- Jobs located here
- 144,461
- Daytime population
- 321,562Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Park County, CO | 91 | 23 | 25.6 | $529K | +5.1% | #14 of 2,401 |
| 2Douglas County, CO | 85 | 372 | 26.6 | $480K | +10.9% | #51 of 2,401 |
| 3Elbert County, CO | 78 | 39 | 39.0 | $434K | +16.5% | #156 of 2,401 |
| 4Broomfield County, CO | 72 | 108 | 34.0 | $324K | +6.3% | #309 of 2,401 |
| 5Weld County, CO | 72 | 508 | 40.9 | $306K | +14.2% | #317 of 2,401 |
| 6Denver County, CO | 68 | 932 | 27.8 | $318K | +3.2% | #433 of 2,401 |
| 7Teller County, CO | 64 | 31 | 26.1 | $474K | 0.0% | #560 of 2,401 |
| 8Boulder County, CO | 64 | 402 | 29.3 | $366K | −0.7% | #566 of 2,401 |
| 9Fremont County, CO | 63 | 63 | 35.0 | $316K | +2.4% | #623 of 2,401 |
| 10Pitkin County, CO | 62 | 11 | 11.9 | $876K | −4.2% | #643 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 care85
- Auto repair shops83
- Collision repair and body shops76
- Car washes and detailing88
- Tire shops92
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations90
- Insurance agencies37
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 Douglas County, CO?
Douglas County has 372 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 159 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 203 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019. Another 228 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Douglas County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $178.6M a year, or $1,276 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 372 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $480K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 139,960 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, CO compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Douglas County has 26.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $480K, 79% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Douglas County would have about 665, against 372 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 689 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 399,396 people in 2025, up 10.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 139,960 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $149,594, 85% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. Douglas County scores 85 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #51 of 2,401 scored counties.
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