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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Brenham, TX area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Brenham, TX area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #273 of 538 scored small-town markets
#10 of 41 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 59
- 12 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $13.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $900 a household
- Spending per listing
- $236K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.1
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,288
- +7.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $900 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in the Brenham area spend about $13.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 59 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $236K per business, 12% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Brenham area has 59 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 20%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 38.1, 7% 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 the Brenham area was 27 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 573 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 54 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Brenham area grew 7.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Brenham area is 50 (upper middle), #273 of 538 scored small-town markets and #10 of 41 scored small-town markets based in Texas.
How the Brenham area 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 | Brenham area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.1 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $236K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 573 | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $900 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $77,825 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 270.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 122
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 54Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5912 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The 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 the Brenham area, 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 the Brenham area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,288+7.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,481
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 604 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $77,825+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,165
- Median home value
- $288,100
- Jobs located here
- 16,640
- Daytime population
- 34,059Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Huntsville, TX | 64 | 84 | 32.3 | $248K | +9.5% | #142 of 538 |
| 2Bonham, TX | 64 | 56 | 43.9 | $242K | +9.2% | #143 of 538 |
| 3Jacksonville, TX | 64 | 74 | 40.7 | $227K | +5.4% | #145 of 538 |
| 4Fredericksburg, TX | 58 | 52 | 45.2 | $220K | +6.6% | #200 of 538 |
| 5Granbury, TX | 55 | 123 | 48.2 | $210K | +13.6% | #224 of 538 |
| 6Bay City, TX | 53 | 56 | 36.3 | $237K | +0.5% | #240 of 538 |
| 7Corsicana, TX | 52 | 89 | 46.7 | $207K | +8.2% | #251 of 538 |
| 8Mineral Wells, TX | 52 | 53 | 47.2 | $200K | +8.2% | #252 of 538 |
| 9Athens, TX | 52 | 162 | 48.3 | $196K | +7.5% | #253 of 538 |
| 10Brenham, TX | 50 | 59 | 38.1 | $236K | +7.0% | #273 of 538 |
Other business types in the Brenham area
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 care50
- Auto repair shops51
- Collision repair and body shops66
- Car washes and detailing47
- Tire shops55
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations45
- Insurance agencies71
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 the Brenham, TX area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 auto repair and car care businesses in the Brenham area. 12 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 54 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Brenham, TX area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13.9M a year, or $900 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $236K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,481 households in the Brenham area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Brenham, TX area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Brenham area has 38.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $236K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Brenham area would have about 52, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 573 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Brenham, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Brenham area at 38,288 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,481 households. The median household income in the Brenham area is $77,825 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.6% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Brenham area scores 50 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #273 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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