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Auto repair and car care businesses in the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #136 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 341
- 94 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 142
- +14.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $92.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $876 a household
- Spending per listing
- $272K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.3
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 287,476
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 341 auto repair and car care businesses in the College Station-Bryan metro area. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 32.3 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the College Station-Bryan metro area comes to about $92.6M a year: $876 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $272K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 142 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the College Station-Bryan metro area in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019. That is one for every 744 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 238 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $390K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the College Station-Bryan metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the College Station-Bryan metro area grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the College Station-Bryan metro area is 58 (upper middle), #136 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.
How the College Station-Bryan metro 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 | College Station-Bryan metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.3 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $272K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 744 | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.8% | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $876 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,087 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 142+14.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,185
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $49.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 238Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 34194 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 345The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $390K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the College Station-Bryan metro 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 College Station-Bryan metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 287,476+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 105,688
- Median age
- 33.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,100 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 133
- Median household income
- $60,087+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,122
- Median home value
- $279,700
- Jobs located here
- 128,204
- Daytime population
- 289,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with the College Station-Bryan metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 70 | 3,185 | 32.2 | $284K | +14.0% | #56 of 387 |
| 2College Station-Bryan, TX | 58 | 341 | 32.3 | $272K | +6.9% | #136 of 387 |
| 3Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 51 | 11,683 | 40.4 | $235K | +10.6% | #203 of 387 |
| 4San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 50 | 3,887 | 40.2 | $225K | +9.5% | #205 of 387 |
| 5Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 50 | 11,542 | 43.4 | $212K | +10.3% | #206 of 387 |
| 6Sherman-Denison, TX | 49 | 243 | 44.0 | $217K | +12.8% | #216 of 387 |
| 7McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 46 | 1,397 | 51.7 | $169K | +5.6% | #239 of 387 |
| 8Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 43 | 571 | 41.2 | $204K | +3.0% | #257 of 387 |
| 9Killeen-Temple, TX | 40 | 714 | 40.2 | $222K | +7.2% | #275 of 387 |
| 10Midland, TX | 33 | 318 | 45.7 | $209K | +9.8% | #317 of 387 |
Other business types in the College Station-Bryan metro 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 care58
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops37
- Car washes and detailing60
- Tire shops47
- Oil change and quick lube47
- Gas stations44
- Insurance agencies79
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 College Station-Bryan, TX metro area?
There are 341 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the College Station-Bryan metro area as of September 2026. 94 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 142 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 238 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $92.6M a year, or $876 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 341 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $272K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,688 households in the College Station-Bryan metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The College Station-Bryan metro area has 32.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $272K, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the College Station-Bryan metro area would have about 345, against 341 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 744 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the College Station-Bryan metro area at 287,476 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,688 households. Median household income in the College Station-Bryan metro area is $60,087, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.6%, 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. The College Station-Bryan metro area scores 58 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #136 of 387 scored metro areas.
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