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Auto repair and car care businesses in Dakota County, NE
The auto repair and car care businesses in Dakota County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,709 of 2,401 scored counties
#19 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 38
- 6 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,185 a household
- Spending per listing
- $233K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 50.9
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,687
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,185 per household (24% above the U.S. average), households in Dakota County spend about $8.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $233K of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Dakota County has 38 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 50.9, 43% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Dakota County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 439 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Dakota County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dakota County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Dakota County is 39 (lower middle), #1,709 of 2,401 scored counties and #19 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Dakota County 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 | Dakota County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 50.9 | 40.8 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $233K | $281K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 439 | 497 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,185 | $1,146 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,329 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 70
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 386 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Dakota 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 Dakota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,687+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,459
- Median age
- 34.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 264 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $70,329+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,843
- Median home value
- $185,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,030
- Daytime population
- 25,103Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 80 | 235 | 31.7 | $385K | +9.0% | #121 of 2,401 |
| 2Saunders County, NE | 72 | 23 | 25.8 | $519K | +6.0% | #289 of 2,401 |
| 3Cass County, NE | 70 | 38 | 35.1 | $384K | +3.9% | #354 of 2,401 |
| 4Douglas County, NE | 66 | 775 | 32.5 | $317K | +3.6% | #504 of 2,401 |
| 5Saline County, NE | 64 | 28 | 54.4 | $265K | +1.9% | #596 of 2,401 |
| 6Seward County, NE | 58 | 29 | 42.7 | $308K | +2.3% | #829 of 2,401 |
| 7Otoe County, NE | 58 | 29 | 45.4 | $281K | +3.9% | #845 of 2,401 |
| 8Lancaster County, NE | 57 | 491 | 36.6 | $291K | +3.4% | #877 of 2,401 |
| 9Washington County, NE | 53 | 41 | 48.6 | $276K | +1.8% | #1,087 of 2,401 |
| 10Dawson County, NE | 46 | 47 | 51.4 | $251K | +1.5% | #1,388 of 2,401 |
| 19Dakota County, NE | 39 | 38 | 50.9 | $233K | +0.7% | #1,709 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Dakota 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 Dakota County, NE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 auto repair and car care businesses in Dakota County. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dakota County, NE spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.8M a year, or $1,185 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $233K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,459 households in Dakota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dakota County, NE compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Dakota County has 50.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $233K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Dakota County would have about 33, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 439 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Dakota County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Dakota County at 21,687 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,459 households. The median household income in Dakota County is $70,329 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.7% 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. Dakota County scores 39 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,709 of 2,401 scored counties.
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