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Auto repair and car care businesses in La Plata County, CO
How La Plata 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,231 of 2,401 scored counties
#24 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 104
- 22 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 51
- +18.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $28.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,166 a household
- Spending per listing
- $273K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.7
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,898
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in La Plata County spend about $28.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,166 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. Spread across 104 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $273K per business, 2% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 104 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in La Plata County as of September 2026. Of those, 22 are chain locations, or 21%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 42.7 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in La Plata County in 2023, up 18.6% from 2019. That is one for every 478 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 67 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in La Plata County.
Population estimates put the population change in La Plata County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). La Plata County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,231 of 2,401 scored counties and #24 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.
How La Plata 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 | La Plata County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.7 | 37.6 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $273K | $296K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 478 | 620 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.6% | +3.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,166 | $1,112 | $958 |
| Median household income | $86,056 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 51+18.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 208
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 67Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10422 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 106The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in La Plata 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 La Plata County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,898+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,378
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,690 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $86,056+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,780
- Median home value
- $591,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,833
- Daytime population
- 57,893Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Colorado, with La Plata County marked.
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 |
| 24La Plata County, CO | 50 | 104 | 42.7 | $273K | +2.2% | #1,231 of 2,401 |
Other business types in La Plata 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 care50
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops62
- Car washes and detailing45
- Tire shops68
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations65
- Insurance agencies40
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 La Plata County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 104 auto repair and car care businesses in La Plata County. 22 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 18.6% from 2019. Another 67 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in La Plata County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $28.4M a year, or $1,166 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 104 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $273K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,378 households in La Plata County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Plata County, CO compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
La Plata County has 42.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $273K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, La Plata County would have about 106, against 104 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 478 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is La Plata County, CO growing?
Population estimates put La Plata County at 56,898 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,378 households. The median household income in La Plata County is $86,056 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. La Plata County scores 50 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,231 of 2,401 scored counties.
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