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Auto repair and car care businesses in Saunders County, NE
The auto repair and car care businesses in Saunders County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #289 of 2,401 scored counties
#2 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 23
- 7 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,341 a household
- Spending per listing
- $519K
- 93% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.8
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,702
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,341 per household (40% above the U.S. average), households in Saunders County spend about $11.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 23 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $519K per business, 93% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Saunders County has 23 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 25.8 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Saunders County in 2023. That is one for every 405 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 56 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Saunders County grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Saunders County is 72 (upper middle), #289 of 2,401 scored counties and #2 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Saunders 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 | Saunders County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.8 | 40.8 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $519K | $281K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 405 | 497 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,341 | $1,146 | $958 |
| Median household income | $94,066 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 56Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 237 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The 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 Saunders 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 Saunders County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,702+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 8,899
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 749 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $94,066+37.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,182
- Median home value
- $271,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,794
- Daytime population
- 16,853Residents 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 |
Other business types in Saunders 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 Saunders County, NE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 auto repair and car care businesses in Saunders County. 7 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 56 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Saunders County, NE spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.9M a year, or $1,341 per household. That is 40% above the U.S. average (an index of 140, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $519K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,899 households in Saunders County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saunders County, NE compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Saunders County has 25.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $519K, 93% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Saunders County would have about 44, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 405 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Saunders County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Saunders County at 23,702 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,899 households. The median household income in Saunders County is $94,066 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.0% 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. Saunders County scores 72 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #289 of 2,401 scored counties.
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