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Auto repair and car care businesses in Harrison County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,935 of 2,401 scored counties
#108 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
131
31 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
45
+28.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$24.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $924 a household
Spending per listing
$185K
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
49.8
39% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
71,956
+4.6% 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

Harrison County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,935 of 2,401 scored counties and #108 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Harrison County comes to about $24.3M a year: $924 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $185K per business, 31% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 131 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Harrison County as of September 2026. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 24%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 49.8 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Harrison County in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 584 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $251K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Harrison County. Population estimates show Harrison County grew 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Harrison 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 Harrison County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureHarrison CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households49.842.435.7
Spending per listing$185K$216K$269K
Households per official establishment584703681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+28.6%+11.2%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$924$918$958
Median household income$66,103$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3343

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 45+28.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
216
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
165Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
13131 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$251K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Harrison 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 Harrison County

Population, 2025 estimate
71,956+4.6% since 2020
Households
26,287
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
900 sq. mi.
People per square mile
78
Median household income
$66,103+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,280
Median home value
$180,400
Jobs located here
18,321
Daytime population
59,397Residents 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 Harrison 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
108Harrison County, TX3313149.8$185K+4.6%#1,935 of 2,401

Other business types in Harrison 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 Harrison County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 131 auto repair and car care businesses in Harrison County. 31 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019. Official counts list 165 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $24.3M a year, or $924 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 131 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $185K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,287 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Harrison County has 49.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $185K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Harrison County would have about 90, against 131 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 584 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Harrison County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Harrison County at 71,956 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,287 households. The median household income in Harrison County is $66,103 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Harrison County scores 33 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,935 of 2,401 scored counties.

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