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Auto repair and car care businesses in Hale County, TX
The auto repair and car care businesses in Hale County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,384 of 2,401 scored counties
#157 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 64
- 11 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $9.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $858 a household
- Spending per listing
- $148K
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 58.1
- 63% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,819
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Hale County scores 10 (low) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #2,384 of 2,401 scored counties and #157 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 64 auto repair and car care businesses in Hale County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 17%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 58.1 per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Hale County comes to about $9.5M a year: $858 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $148K per business, 45% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Hale County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 479 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show Hale County declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Hale 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 | Hale County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 58.1 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $148K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 479 | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $858 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $51,897 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 230.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 188
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 77Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6411 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Hale 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 Hale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,819−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 11,024
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,005 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $51,897+7.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,923
- Median home value
- $116,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,684
- Daytime population
- 28,363Residents 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 |
| 157Hale County, TX | 10 | 64 | 58.1 | $148K | −2.0% | #2,384 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Hale 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 Hale County, TX?
Hale County has 64 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 77 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hale County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.5M a year, or $858 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $148K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,024 households in Hale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hale County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Hale County has 58.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $148K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Hale County would have about 35, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 479 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Hale County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hale County at 31,819 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,024 households. Median household income in Hale County is $51,897, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 7.3%, 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. Hale County scores 10 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,384 of 2,401 scored counties.
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