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Auto repair and car care businesses in Hooker County, NE

The auto repair and car care businesses in Hooker County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$389K
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,189 a household
Spending per listing
$389K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
30.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
686
−2.8% 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 1 auto repair or car care business in Hooker County. That is 30.6 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Hooker County comes to about $389K a year: $1,189 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That works out to $389K per business.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hooker County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hooker County declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Hooker 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.

Auto repair and car care in Hooker County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureHooker CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households30.640.835.7
Spending per listing$389K$281K$269K
Households per official establishmentn/a497681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.6%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,189$1,146$958
Median household income$49,464$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Hooker 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 Hooker County

Population, 2025 estimate
686−2.8% since 2020
Households
327
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
721 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1
Median household income
$49,464
Average household income
$66,152
Median home value
$93,800
Jobs located here
184
Daytime population
562Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Hooker County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sarpy County, NE8023531.7$385K+9.0%#121 of 2,401
2Saunders County, NE722325.8$519K+6.0%#289 of 2,401
3Cass County, NE703835.1$384K+3.9%#354 of 2,401
4Douglas County, NE6677532.5$317K+3.6%#504 of 2,401
5Saline County, NE642854.4$265K+1.9%#596 of 2,401
6Seward County, NE582942.7$308K+2.3%#829 of 2,401
7Otoe County, NE582945.4$281K+3.9%#845 of 2,401
8Lancaster County, NE5749136.6$291K+3.4%#877 of 2,401
9Washington County, NE534148.6$276K+1.8%#1,087 of 2,401
10Dawson County, NE464751.4$251K+1.5%#1,388 of 2,401
Hooker County, NENot scored130.6$389K−2.8%

Other business types in Hooker County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Hooker County, NE?

There is 1 auto repair or car care business on map listings in Hooker County as of September 2026. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hooker County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Hooker County, NE spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $389K a year, or $1,189 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 auto repair or car care business on map listings, it comes to $389K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 327 households in Hooker County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hooker County has 1 auto repair or car care business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending.

How fast is Hooker County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Hooker County at 686 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 327 households. Median household income in Hooker County is $49,464, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Hooker County

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