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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Lubbock, TX metro area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Lubbock, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #358 of 387 scored metro areas
#19 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 680
- 168 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 256
- +22.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $121M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $861 a household
- Spending per listing
- $178K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.4
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 368,431
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, the Lubbock metro area has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #358 of 387 scored metro areas and #19 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 680 auto repair and car care businesses in the Lubbock metro area. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 48.4, 36% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Lubbock metro area comes to about $121M a year: $861 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $178K of household spending for each business on map listings, 34% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Lubbock metro area was 256 in 2023, up 22.1% from 2019. That is one for every 549 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $7.7M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Lubbock metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Lubbock metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lubbock metro area 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 | Lubbock metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.4 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $178K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 549 | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.1% | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $861 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,629 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 256+22.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,337
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $106.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 516Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 680168 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 451The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $7.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Lubbock metro area, 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 the Lubbock metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 368,431+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 140,553
- Median age
- 34.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 5,265 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $63,629
- Average household income
- $89,032
- Median home value
- $202,700
- Jobs located here
- 177,068
- Daytime population
- 365,333Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Lubbock metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 70 | 3,185 | 32.2 | $284K | +14.0% | #56 of 387 |
| 2College Station-Bryan, TX | 58 | 341 | 32.3 | $272K | +6.9% | #136 of 387 |
| 3Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 51 | 11,683 | 40.4 | $235K | +10.6% | #203 of 387 |
| 4San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 50 | 3,887 | 40.2 | $225K | +9.5% | #205 of 387 |
| 5Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 50 | 11,542 | 43.4 | $212K | +10.3% | #206 of 387 |
| 6Sherman-Denison, TX | 49 | 243 | 44.0 | $217K | +12.8% | #216 of 387 |
| 7McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 46 | 1,397 | 51.7 | $169K | +5.6% | #239 of 387 |
| 8Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 43 | 571 | 41.2 | $204K | +3.0% | #257 of 387 |
| 9Killeen-Temple, TX | 40 | 714 | 40.2 | $222K | +7.2% | #275 of 387 |
| 10Midland, TX | 33 | 318 | 45.7 | $209K | +9.8% | #317 of 387 |
| 19Lubbock, TX | 23 | 680 | 48.4 | $178K | +4.6% | #358 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lubbock metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care23
- Auto repair shops25
- Collision repair and body shops22
- Car washes and detailing22
- Tire shops29
- Oil change and quick lube26
- Gas stations40
- Insurance agencies34
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 the Lubbock, TX metro area?
The Lubbock metro area has 680 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 168 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 256 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 22.1% from 2019. Another 516 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Lubbock, TX metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $121M a year, or $861 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 680 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $178K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 140,553 households in the Lubbock metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lubbock, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Lubbock metro area has 48.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $178K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Lubbock metro area would have about 451, against 680 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 549 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lubbock, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lubbock metro area at 368,431 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,553 households. Median household income in the Lubbock metro area is $63,629, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Lubbock metro area scores 23 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #358 of 387 scored metro areas.
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