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Auto repair and car care businesses in Nye County, NV
How Nye County, NV 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 90 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #20 of 2,401 scored counties
#2 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 51
- 17 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,122 a household
- Spending per listing
- $488K
- 82% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.0
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,336
- +10.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Nye County is 90 (very high), #20 of 2,401 scored counties and #2 of 9 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 51 auto repair and car care businesses in Nye County. 17 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 23.0 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Nye County comes to about $24.9M a year: $1,122 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 51 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $488K per business, 82% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Nye County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 1,167 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Nye County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nye County grew 10.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Nye County compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Nye County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.0 | 34.2 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $488K | $296K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,167 | 713 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,122 | $1,012 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,714 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 90 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 87
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 74Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5117 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 93The 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 Nye 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 Nye County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,336+10.3% since 2020
- Households
- 22,175
- Median age
- 52.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 18,182 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $60,714+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,604
- Median home value
- $290,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,921
- Daytime population
- 48,529Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nevada market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nevada for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Nevada, with Nye County marked.
Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lyon County, NV | 91 | 66 | 27.8 | $443K | +9.5% | #16 of 2,401 |
| 2Nye County, NV | 90 | 51 | 23.0 | $488K | +10.3% | #20 of 2,401 |
| 3Douglas County, NV | 69 | 62 | 29.1 | $432K | +1.2% | #374 of 2,401 |
| 4Elko County, NV | 63 | 60 | 30.6 | $384K | +2.1% | #607 of 2,401 |
| 5Clark County, NV | 63 | 2,927 | 33.9 | $284K | +5.8% | #633 of 2,401 |
| 6Washoe County, NV | 62 | 702 | 35.2 | $313K | +4.4% | #662 of 2,401 |
| 7Churchill County, NV | 56 | 36 | 37.8 | $320K | +1.1% | #916 of 2,401 |
| 8Humboldt County, NV | 43 | 32 | 46.3 | $260K | 0.0% | #1,501 of 2,401 |
| 9Carson City, NV | 25 | 132 | 55.7 | $192K | −0.2% | #2,174 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Nye County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care90
- Auto repair shops90
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing86
- Tire shops75
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations57
- Insurance agencies82
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 Nye County, NV?
Nye County has 51 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 74 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Nye County, NV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.9M a year, or $1,122 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $488K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,175 households in Nye County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nye County, NV compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Nye County has 23.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $488K, 82% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Nye County would have about 93, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,167 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Nye County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Nye County at 57,336 people in 2025, up 10.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,175 households. Median household income in Nye County is $60,714, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Nye County scores 90 for auto repair and car care businesses (very high), #20 of 2,401 scored counties.
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