Auto · Small-town market · Nebraska
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Beatrice, NE area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Beatrice, NE area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #235 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska
- Listings
- 42
- 11 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,198 a household
- Spending per listing
- $266K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.0
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,711
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 auto repair and car care businesses in the Beatrice area. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 26%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 45.0 for every 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in the Beatrice area spend about $11.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,198 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That works out to $266K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in the Beatrice area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 389 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 26 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Beatrice area grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Beatrice area is 53 (upper middle), #235 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska.
How the Beatrice area compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Beatrice area | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.0 | 40.8 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $266K | $281K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 389 | 497 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,198 | $1,146 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,247 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24
- Employees, 2023
- 129
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Beatrice 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 Beatrice area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,711+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 9,327
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 852 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $67,247+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,338
- Median home value
- $174,000
- Jobs located here
- 8,371
- Daytime population
- 18,346Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Nebraska for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with the Beatrice area marked.
Top small-town markets in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lexington, NE | 57 | 49 | 49.1 | $265K | +1.1% | #204 of 538 |
| 2Kearney, NE | 55 | 107 | 46.9 | $259K | +1.9% | #220 of 538 |
| 3Fremont, NE | 54 | 75 | 49.4 | $239K | +2.6% | #228 of 538 |
| 4Beatrice, NE | 53 | 42 | 45.0 | $266K | +0.2% | #235 of 538 |
| 5Hastings, NE | 47 | 91 | 53.3 | $231K | −0.2% | #303 of 538 |
| 6Columbus, NE | 47 | 100 | 57.6 | $211K | +3.8% | #306 of 538 |
| 7Norfolk, NE | 44 | 100 | 51.0 | $229K | +1.1% | #334 of 538 |
| 8North Platte, NE | 41 | 70 | 46.1 | $255K | −3.6% | #362 of 538 |
| 9Scottsbluff, NE | 30 | 83 | 54.0 | $207K | −1.2% | #450 of 538 |
Other business types in the Beatrice area
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 the Beatrice, NE area?
The Beatrice area has 42 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Beatrice, NE area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.2M a year, or $1,198 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $266K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,327 households in the Beatrice area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Beatrice, NE area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Beatrice area has 45.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $266K, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 389 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is the Beatrice, NE area growing?
Population estimates put the Beatrice area at 21,711 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,327 households. Median household income in the Beatrice area is $67,247, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Beatrice area scores 53 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #235 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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