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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Eagle Pass, TX metro area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Eagle Pass, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #381 of 387 scored metro areas
#24 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 93
- 15 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $15M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $827 a household
- Spending per listing
- $161K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 51.4
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,823
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Eagle Pass metro area is 13 (low), #381 of 387 scored metro areas and #24 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 93 auto repair and car care businesses in the Eagle Pass metro area. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 51.4 per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Eagle Pass metro area comes to about $15M a year: $827 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $161K per business, 40% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Eagle Pass metro area was 36 in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 502 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Eagle Pass metro area grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Eagle Pass 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 | Eagle Pass metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 51.4 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $161K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 502 | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $827 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $49,568 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 138
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 135Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9315 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The 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 Eagle Pass 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 Eagle Pass metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,823+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 18,080
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,280 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $49,568+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,509
- Median home value
- $158,700
- Jobs located here
- 16,329
- Daytime population
- 51,575Residents 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 Eagle Pass 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 |
| 24Eagle Pass, TX | 13 | 93 | 51.4 | $161K | +1.7% | #381 of 387 |
Other business types in the Eagle Pass 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 care13
- Auto repair shops27
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing13
- Tire shops11
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations33
- Insurance agencies37
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 Eagle Pass, TX metro area?
There are 93 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Eagle Pass metro area as of September 2026. 15 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 135 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Eagle Pass, TX metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15M a year, or $827 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $161K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,080 households in the Eagle Pass metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Eagle Pass, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Eagle Pass metro area has 51.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $161K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Eagle Pass metro area would have about 56, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 502 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Eagle Pass, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Eagle Pass metro area at 58,823 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,080 households. Median household income in the Eagle Pass metro area is $49,568, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. The Eagle Pass metro area scores 13 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #381 of 387 scored metro areas.
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