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Auto repair and car care businesses in Franklin County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Franklin County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #445 of 2,401 scored counties
#14 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,092 a household
- Spending per listing
- $284K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.5
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,994
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Franklin County spend about $4.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,092 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $284K of household spending for each business on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Franklin County has 15 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 38.5 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Franklin County in 2023. That is one for every 779 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Franklin County is 68 (upper middle), #445 of 2,401 scored counties and #14 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.5 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $284K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 779 | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,092 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,360 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $683K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,994+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 3,897
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 284 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $72,360+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,333
- Median home value
- $226,300
- Jobs located here
- 4,324
- Daytime population
- 11,337Residents 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 Franklin 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 |
| 14Franklin County, TX | 68 | 15 | 38.5 | $284K | +6.0% | #445 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Franklin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Franklin County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 auto repair and car care businesses in Franklin County. 2 of them (13%) 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. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Franklin County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.3M a year, or $1,092 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $284K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,897 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Franklin County has 38.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $284K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Franklin County would have about 16, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 779 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 10,994 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,897 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $72,360 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.5% 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. Franklin County scores 68 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #445 of 2,401 scored counties.
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