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Auto repair and car care businesses in Cherokee County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Cherokee County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #904 of 2,401 scored counties
#40 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 74
- 19 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $923 a household
- Spending per listing
- $227K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.7
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,337
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 74 auto repair and car care businesses in Cherokee County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 40.7 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Cherokee County spend about $16.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $923 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 74 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $227K per business, 16% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Cherokee County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 1,399 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 103 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Cherokee County grew 5.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cherokee County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #904 of 2,401 scored counties and #40 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Cherokee 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 | Cherokee County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.7 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $227K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,399 | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $923 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,261 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 103Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7419 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,337+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 18,185
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,053 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $61,261+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,667
- Median home value
- $169,300
- Jobs located here
- 14,759
- Daytime population
- 45,430Residents 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 Cherokee 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 |
| 40Cherokee County, TX | 57 | 74 | 40.7 | $227K | +5.4% | #904 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Cherokee 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 care57
- Auto repair shops60
- Collision repair and body shops61
- Car washes and detailing49
- Tire shops40
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations44
- 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 Cherokee County, TX?
There are 74 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Cherokee County as of September 2026. 19 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 103 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cherokee County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16.8M a year, or $923 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $227K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,185 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Cherokee County has 40.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $227K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 63, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,399 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Cherokee County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 53,337 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,185 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $61,261, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Cherokee County scores 57 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #904 of 2,401 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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