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Auto repair and car care businesses in Weld County, CO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Weld County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #317 of 2,401 scored counties
#5 of 37 scored counties 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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 508 auto repair and car care businesses in Weld County. Of those, 147 are chain locations, or 29%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 40.9 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Weld County comes to about $155.3M a year: $1,250 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. Spread across 508 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $306K per business, 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 Weld County in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 606 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 469 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $12.8M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Weld County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Weld County grew 14.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Weld County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #317 of 2,401 scored counties and #5 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Weld 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 Weld County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureWeld CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.937.635.7
Spending per listing$306K$296K$269K
Households per official establishment606620681
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 score7266

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
191 → 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 Weld 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 Weld County

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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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 Weld 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

Other business types in Weld 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 Weld County, CO?

Weld County has 508 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings 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 list 469 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Weld County, CO 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 Weld County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Weld County 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, Weld County 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 Weld County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Weld County 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 Weld County 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. Weld County scores 72 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #317 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 Weld County

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