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Auto repair and car care businesses in Johnson County, NE

How Johnson County, NE compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
6
4 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,229 a household
Spending per listing
$350K
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
35.1
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
5,218
−1.4% 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 6 auto repair and car care businesses in Johnson County. 4 of them (67%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 35.1 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Johnson County comes to about $2.1M a year: $1,229 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $350K per business, 30% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Johnson County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Johnson County declined 1.4%, 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 Johnson 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 Johnson County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households35.140.835.7
Spending per listing$350K$281K$269K
Households per official establishmentn/a497681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.6%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,229$1,146$958
Median household income$57,632$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
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
64 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Johnson 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 Johnson County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,218−1.4% since 2020
Households
1,708
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
376 sq. mi.
People per square mile
14
Median household income
$57,632
Average household income
$84,405
Median home value
$155,500
Jobs located here
1,309
Daytime population
4,301Residents 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 Johnson 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
Johnson County, NENot scored635.1$350K−1.4%

Other business types in Johnson 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 Johnson County, NE?

Johnson County has 6 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (67%) are chain locations. 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 Johnson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $2.1M a year, or $1,229 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $350K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,708 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Johnson County has 35.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $350K, 30% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Johnson County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Johnson County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Johnson County at 5,218 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,708 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $57,632, 29% 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 Johnson County

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