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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Greeley, CO metro area
How the Greeley, CO metro area compares with other metro areas 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #40 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado
- Listings
- 508
- 147 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 205
- +7.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $155.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,250 a household
- Spending per listing
- $306K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.9
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 378,426
- +14.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 508 auto repair and car care businesses in the Greeley metro area. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 40.9, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,250 per household (30% above the U.S. average), households in the Greeley metro area spend about $155.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $306K of household spending for each business on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 205 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Greeley metro area in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 606 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 469 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $12.8M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Greeley metro area.
Population estimates show the Greeley metro area grew 14.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Greeley metro area is 73 (upper middle), #40 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Greeley metro 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 | Greeley metro area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.9 | 37.6 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $306K | $296K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 606 | 620 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.3% | +3.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,250 | $1,112 | $958 |
| Median household income | $97,097 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 205+7.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,125
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $62.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 469Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 508147 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 578The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $12.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Greeley metro 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 Greeley metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 378,426+14.2% since 2020
- Households
- 124,287
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 3,985 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $97,097+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,627
- Median home value
- $471,700
- Jobs located here
- 109,846
- Daytime population
- 273,612Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Colorado for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Greeley metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greeley, CO | 73 | 508 | 40.9 | $306K | +14.2% | #40 of 387 |
| 2Boulder, CO | 68 | 402 | 29.3 | $366K | −0.7% | #65 of 387 |
| 3Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 68 | 4,322 | 35.4 | $308K | +4.1% | #69 of 387 |
| 4Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 60 | 606 | 39.3 | $291K | +4.8% | #123 of 387 |
| 5Colorado Springs, CO | 53 | 1,239 | 41.0 | $275K | +3.1% | #183 of 387 |
| 6Pueblo, CO | 47 | 253 | 36.9 | $278K | +0.6% | #227 of 387 |
| 7Grand Junction, CO | 45 | 287 | 43.6 | $251K | +4.4% | #241 of 387 |
Other business types in the Greeley metro area
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 care73
- Auto repair shops74
- Collision repair and body shops64
- Car washes and detailing70
- Tire shops83
- Oil change and quick lube82
- Gas stations75
- Insurance agencies65
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 Greeley, CO metro area?
There are 508 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Greeley metro area as of September 2026. 147 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 205 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 469 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Greeley, CO metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $155.3M a year, or $1,250 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 508 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $306K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 124,287 households in the Greeley metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Greeley, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Greeley metro area has 40.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $306K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Greeley metro area would have about 578, against 508 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 606 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Greeley, CO metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Greeley metro area at 378,426 people in 2025, up 14.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 124,287 households. Median household income in the Greeley metro area is $97,097, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. The Greeley metro area scores 73 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #40 of 387 scored metro areas.
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