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Auto repair and car care businesses in Dallas County, TX
How Dallas 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,860 of 2,401 scored counties
#103 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 4,280
- 868 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 1,357
- +8.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $855.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $870 a household
- Spending per listing
- $200K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.6
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,661,397
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Dallas County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,860 of 2,401 scored counties and #103 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $870 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Dallas County spend about $855.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 4,280 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $200K per business, 26% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 4,280 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Dallas County as of September 2026. 868 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 43.6, 22% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 1,357 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Dallas County in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 724 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 81 SBA-backed loans worth $94.6M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Dallas County. Population estimates put the population change in Dallas County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dallas 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 | Dallas County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.6 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $200K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 724 | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.0% | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $870 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,547 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,257 → 1,357+8.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 8,901
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $478.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4,606Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4,280868 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3,184The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 81
- Amount
- $94.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Dallas 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 Dallas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,661,397+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 982,737
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 873 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,002
- Median household income
- $76,547+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,403
- Median home value
- $303,000
- Jobs located here
- 1,894,804
- Daytime population
- 3,279,819Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 103Dallas County, TX | 35 | 4,280 | 43.6 | $200K | +1.9% | #1,860 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Dallas 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 care35
- Auto repair shops35
- Collision repair and body shops36
- Car washes and detailing50
- Tire shops39
- Oil change and quick lube27
- Gas stations65
- Insurance agencies34
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 Dallas County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4,280 auto repair and car care businesses in Dallas County. 868 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 1,357 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019. Official counts list 4,606 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dallas County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $855.2M a year, or $870 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,280 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $200K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 982,737 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dallas County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Dallas County has 43.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $200K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Dallas County would have about 3,184, against 4,280 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 724 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Dallas County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Dallas County at 2,661,397 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 982,737 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $76,547 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Dallas County scores 35 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,860 of 2,401 scored counties.
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