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Auto repair and car care businesses in Bexar County, TX
How Bexar County, TX 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,350 of 2,401 scored counties
#62 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 3,021
- 862 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 928
- +5.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $649.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $864 a household
- Spending per listing
- $215K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.2
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,160,088
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $864 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Bexar County spend about $649.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $215K of household spending for each business on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Bexar County has 3,021 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 40.2 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 928 businesses with payroll in Bexar County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 5.9% from 2019. That is one for every 809 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 2,744 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 48 SBA-backed loans worth $41.9M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Bexar County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bexar County grew 7.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bexar County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,350 of 2,401 scored counties and #62 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Bexar County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Bexar County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.2 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $215K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 809 | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.9% | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $864 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,341 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 876 → 928+5.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 8,400
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $407.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,744Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3,021862 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,417The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 48
- Amount
- $41.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Bexar 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 Bexar County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,160,088+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 750,939
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,667
- Median household income
- $72,341+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,061
- Median home value
- $262,200
- Jobs located here
- 956,308
- Daytime population
- 2,121,878Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with Bexar County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Jacinto County, TX | 87 | 17 | 15.6 | $642K | +7.1% | #33 of 2,401 |
| 2Fort Bend County, TX | 85 | 753 | 25.7 | $414K | +17.4% | #52 of 2,401 |
| 3Chambers County, TX | 85 | 57 | 33.1 | $327K | +22.6% | #59 of 2,401 |
| 4Clay County, TX | 83 | 12 | 28.0 | $389K | +5.0% | #86 of 2,401 |
| 5Wilson County, TX | 80 | 63 | 34.6 | $334K | +12.2% | #131 of 2,401 |
| 6Falls County, TX | 79 | 11 | 17.3 | $527K | +5.5% | #138 of 2,401 |
| 7Denton County, TX | 77 | 1,122 | 31.1 | $327K | +16.9% | #191 of 2,401 |
| 8Collin County, TX | 76 | 1,186 | 28.5 | $349K | +20.6% | #205 of 2,401 |
| 9Jones County, TX | 76 | 20 | 33.8 | $303K | +6.1% | #214 of 2,401 |
| 10Burleson County, TX | 72 | 24 | 30.4 | $321K | +16.2% | #310 of 2,401 |
| 62Bexar County, TX | 47 | 3,021 | 40.2 | $215K | +7.2% | #1,350 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Bexar 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 care47
- Auto repair shops46
- Collision repair and body shops52
- Car washes and detailing44
- Tire shops54
- Oil change and quick lube39
- Gas stations71
- Insurance agencies50
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 Bexar County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3,021 auto repair and car care businesses in Bexar County. 862 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 928 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 5.9% from 2019. Another 2,744 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Bexar County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $649.1M a year, or $864 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,021 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $215K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 750,939 households in Bexar County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bexar County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Bexar County has 40.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $215K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Bexar County would have about 2,417, against 3,021 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 809 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Bexar County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bexar County at 2,160,088 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 750,939 households. The median household income in Bexar County is $72,341 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Bexar County scores 47 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,350 of 2,401 scored counties.
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