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Auto repair and car care businesses in Lampasas County, TX

How Lampasas County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,318 of 2,401 scored counties
#59 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
41
9 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,061 a household
Spending per listing
$217K
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
48.9
37% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,657
+9.0% 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

At $1,061 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Lampasas County spend about $8.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $217K per business, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Lampasas County has 41 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 48.9 per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Lampasas County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 599 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 49 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lampasas County grew 9.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Lampasas County is 48 (lower middle), #1,318 of 2,401 scored counties and #59 of 162 scored counties in Texas.

How Lampasas 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 Lampasas County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureLampasas CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households48.942.435.7
Spending per listing$217K$216K$269K
Households per official establishment599703681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.2%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,061$918$958
Median household income$81,736$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4843

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 14
Employees, 2023
56
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
49Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
419 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The 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 Lampasas 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 Lampasas County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,657+9.0% since 2020
Households
8,390
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
713 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$81,736+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,866
Median home value
$250,400
Jobs located here
3,980
Daytime population
16,884Residents 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 Lampasas 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
59Lampasas County, TX484148.9$217K+9.0%#1,318 of 2,401

Other business types in Lampasas 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 Lampasas County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 auto repair and car care businesses in Lampasas County. 9 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 49 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $8.9M a year, or $1,061 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $217K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,390 households in Lampasas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lampasas County has 48.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $217K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Lampasas County would have about 33, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 599 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Lampasas County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Lampasas County at 23,657 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,390 households. The median household income in Lampasas County is $81,736 a year, in line with 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. Lampasas County scores 48 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,318 of 2,401 scored counties.

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