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Auto repair and car care businesses in Morgan County, CO

The auto repair and car care businesses in Morgan County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,822 of 2,401 scored counties
#33 of 37 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
66
21 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
25
+8.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$12.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,126 a household
Spending per listing
$189K
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
59.6
67% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,306
+4.2% 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

Morgan County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,822 of 2,401 scored counties and #33 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Morgan County spend about $12.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,126 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Spread across 66 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $189K per business, 30% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Morgan County has 66 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 59.6, 67% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 25 businesses with payroll in Morgan County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 443 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $566K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Morgan County. Population estimates show Morgan County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Morgan 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 Morgan County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureMorgan CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households59.637.635.7
Spending per listing$189K$296K$269K
Households per official establishment443620681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.7%+3.6%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,126$1,112$958
Median household income$73,278$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score3666

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 25+8.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
143
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
58Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6621 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$566K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
30,306+4.2% since 2020
Households
11,069
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,281 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$73,278+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,230
Median home value
$338,600
Jobs located here
12,665
Daytime population
25,925Residents 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 Morgan 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
33Morgan County, CO366659.6$189K+4.2%#1,822 of 2,401

Other business types in Morgan 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 Morgan County, CO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 66 auto repair and car care businesses in Morgan County. 21 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019. Another 58 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $12.5M a year, or $1,126 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $189K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,069 households in Morgan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Morgan County has 59.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $189K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Morgan County would have about 46, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 443 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Morgan County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Morgan County at 30,306 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,069 households. The median household income in Morgan County is $73,278 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.5% 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. Morgan County scores 36 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,822 of 2,401 scored counties.

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

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