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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Pueblo, CO metro area

The auto repair and car care businesses in the Pueblo, CO metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #227 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado

Listings
253
69 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
108
−0.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$70.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,027 a household
Spending per listing
$278K
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
36.9
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
169,277
+0.6% 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 253 auto repair and car care businesses in the Pueblo metro area. 69 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 36.9 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Households in the Pueblo metro area spend about $70.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,027 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 253 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $278K per business, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Pueblo metro area was 108 in 2023, down 0.9% from 2019. That is one for every 634 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 207 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $152K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Pueblo metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Pueblo metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, the Pueblo metro area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #227 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado.

How the Pueblo 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.

Auto repair and car care in Pueblo, CO metro area compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasurePueblo metro areaColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households36.937.635.7
Spending per listing$278K$296K$269K
Households per official establishment634620681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−0.9%+3.6%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,027$1,112$958
Median household income$64,010$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4766

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
108−0.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
627
Annual payroll, 2023
$30.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
207Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
25369 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
262The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$152K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Pueblo 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 Pueblo metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
169,277+0.6% since 2020
Households
68,523
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,387 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$64,010+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,458
Median home value
$291,300
Jobs located here
56,090
Daytime population
161,514Residents 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 metro areas in Colorado for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Pueblo metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Colorado

Metro areas in Colorado ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Greeley, CO7350840.9$306K+14.2%#40 of 387
2Boulder, CO6840229.3$366K−0.7%#65 of 387
3Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO684,32235.4$308K+4.1%#69 of 387
4Fort Collins-Loveland, CO6060639.3$291K+4.8%#123 of 387
5Colorado Springs, CO531,23941.0$275K+3.1%#183 of 387
6Pueblo, CO4725336.9$278K+0.6%#227 of 387
7Grand Junction, CO4528743.6$251K+4.4%#241 of 387

Other business types in the Pueblo metro area

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 the Pueblo, CO metro area?

There are 253 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Pueblo metro area as of September 2026. 69 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 108 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 0.9% from 2019. Another 207 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Pueblo, CO metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $70.4M a year, or $1,027 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 253 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $278K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,523 households in the Pueblo metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Pueblo, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

The Pueblo metro area has 36.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $278K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Pueblo metro area would have about 262, against 253 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 634 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Pueblo, CO metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Pueblo metro area at 169,277 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,523 households. Median household income in the Pueblo metro area is $64,010, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. The Pueblo metro area scores 47 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #227 of 387 scored metro areas.

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