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Auto repair and car care businesses in Falls County, TX

The auto repair and car care businesses in Falls County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 79 out of 100: High

Ranked #138 of 2,401 scored counties
#6 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
11
2 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $914 a household
Spending per listing
$527K
96% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.3
52% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,869
+5.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Falls County is 79 (high), #138 of 2,401 scored counties and #6 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 auto repair and car care businesses in Falls County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 17.3 per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Falls County comes to about $5.8M a year: $914 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $527K per business, 96% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Falls County in 2023. That is one for every 1,269 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Falls County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Falls 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.

Auto repair and car care in Falls County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureFalls CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.342.435.7
Spending per listing$527K$216K$269K
Households per official establishment1,269703681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.2%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$914$918$958
Median household income$57,247$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score7943

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$396K
One-person businesses, 2023
27Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Falls 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 Falls County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,869+5.5% since 2020
Households
6,344
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
766 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$57,247+44.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,153
Median home value
$110,900
Jobs located here
2,692
Daytime population
12,728Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with Falls County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Jacinto County, TX871715.6$642K+7.1%#33 of 2,401
2Fort Bend County, TX8575325.7$414K+17.4%#52 of 2,401
3Chambers County, TX855733.1$327K+22.6%#59 of 2,401
4Clay County, TX831228.0$389K+5.0%#86 of 2,401
5Wilson County, TX806334.6$334K+12.2%#131 of 2,401
6Falls County, TX791117.3$527K+5.5%#138 of 2,401
7Denton County, TX771,12231.1$327K+16.9%#191 of 2,401
8Collin County, TX761,18628.5$349K+20.6%#205 of 2,401
9Jones County, TX762033.8$303K+6.1%#214 of 2,401
10Burleson County, TX722430.4$321K+16.2%#310 of 2,401

Other business types in Falls County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Falls County, TX?

Falls County has 11 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 27 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Falls County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $5.8M a year, or $914 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $527K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,344 households in Falls County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Falls County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Falls County has 17.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $527K, 96% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Falls County would have about 22, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,269 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Falls County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Falls County at 17,869 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,344 households. Median household income in Falls County is $57,247, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.9%, 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. Falls County scores 79 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #138 of 2,401 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Falls County. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Falls County

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