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Auto repair and car care businesses in Eagle County, CO

How Eagle 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,026 of 2,401 scored counties
#17 of 37 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
90
20 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
35
−2.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$26.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,209 a household
Spending per listing
$296K
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.8
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,291
−2.4% 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 90 auto repair and car care businesses in Eagle County. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 22%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 40.8 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Eagle County comes to about $26.7M a year: $1,209 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That is about $296K of household spending for each business on map listings, 10% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Eagle County was 35 in 2023, down 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 630 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 47 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Eagle County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Eagle County declined 2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Eagle County is 54 (upper middle), #1,026 of 2,401 scored counties and #17 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.

How Eagle 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 Eagle County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureEagle CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.837.635.7
Spending per listing$296K$296K$269K
Households per official establishment630620681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.8%+3.6%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,209$1,112$958
Median household income$104,096$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score5466

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 35−2.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
207
Annual payroll, 2023
$12M
One-person businesses, 2023
47Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9020 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
99The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$30K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Eagle 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 Eagle County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,291−2.4% since 2020
Households
22,058
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,685 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$104,096+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$149,170
Median home value
$839,500
Jobs located here
36,343
Daytime population
60,203Residents 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 Eagle 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
17Eagle County, CO549040.8$296K−2.4%#1,026 of 2,401

Other business types in Eagle County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

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

There are 90 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Eagle County as of September 2026. 20 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 2.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 47 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $26.7M a year, or $1,209 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 90 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $296K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,058 households in Eagle County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Eagle County has 40.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $296K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Eagle County would have about 99, against 90 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 630 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Eagle County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Eagle County at 54,291 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,058 households. Median household income in Eagle County is $104,096, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Eagle County scores 54 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,026 of 2,401 scored counties.

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