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Auto repair and car care businesses in Rio Grande County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Rio Grande County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,512 of 2,401 scored counties
#29 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 23
- 4 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,078 a household
- Spending per listing
- $241K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.8
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,087
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 auto repair and car care businesses in Rio Grande County. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 44.8, 25% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Rio Grande County comes to about $5.5M a year: $1,078 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $241K per business, 10% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Rio Grande County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 733 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $896K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Rio Grande County.
Population estimates show Rio Grande County declined 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Rio Grande County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,512 of 2,401 scored counties and #29 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.
How Rio Grande 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 | Rio Grande County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 44.8 | 37.6 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $241K | $296K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 733 | 620 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,078 | $1,112 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,411 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 234 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $896K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,087−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 5,133
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 912 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $64,411+64.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,497
- Median home value
- $239,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,889
- Daytime population
- 10,204Residents 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 Rio Grande 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 |
| 29Rio Grande County, CO | 43 | 23 | 44.8 | $241K | −3.9% | #1,512 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Rio Grande County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Rio Grande County, CO?
Rio Grande County has 23 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Rio Grande County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.5M a year, or $1,078 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $241K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,133 households in Rio Grande County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rio Grande County, CO compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Rio Grande County has 44.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $241K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Rio Grande County would have about 21, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 733 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Rio Grande County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Rio Grande County at 11,087 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,133 households. Median household income in Rio Grande County is $64,411, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 64.6%, 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. Rio Grande County scores 43 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,512 of 2,401 scored counties.
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