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Auto repair and car care businesses in Saline County, NE
How Saline 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 · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #596 of 2,401 scored counties
#5 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 28
- 13 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,445 a household
- Spending per listing
- $265K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 54.4
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,996
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Saline County comes to about $7.4M a year: $1,445 per household, 51% above the U.S. average. Spread across 28 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $265K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.
Saline County has 28 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (46%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 54.4 for every 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Saline County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 735 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Saline County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Saline County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #596 of 2,401 scored counties and #5 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Saline 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 | Saline County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 54.4 | 40.8 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $265K | $281K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 735 | 497 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,445 | $1,146 | $958 |
| Median household income | $79,910 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $918K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2813 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Saline 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 Saline County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,996+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 5,143
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 574 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $79,910+55.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,556
- Median home value
- $197,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,877
- Daytime population
- 13,841Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Saline County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Saline 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 Saline County, NE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 auto repair and car care businesses in Saline County. 13 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Saline County, NE spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.4M a year, or $1,445 per household. That is 51% above the U.S. average (an index of 151, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $265K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,143 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saline County, NE compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Saline County has 54.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $265K, 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 735 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Saline County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Saline County at 14,996 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,143 households. The median household income in Saline County is $79,910 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 55.2% 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. Saline County scores 64 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #596 of 2,401 scored counties.
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