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Auto repair and car care businesses in Medina County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Medina County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,245 of 2,401 scored counties
#50 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 73
- 14 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +21.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,024 a household
- Spending per listing
- $250K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.0
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,881
- +11.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 73 auto repair and car care businesses in Medina County. 14 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 41.0, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Medina County comes to about $18.2M a year: $1,024 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $250K per business, 7% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Medina County was 34 in 2023, up 21.4% from 2019. That is one for every 524 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 96 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $175K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Medina County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Medina County grew 11.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Medina County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,245 of 2,401 scored counties and #50 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Medina 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 | Medina County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.0 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $250K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 524 | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.4% | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,024 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $78,074 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 34+21.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 156
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 96Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7314 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 68The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $175K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Medina 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 Medina County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,881+11.4% since 2020
- Households
- 17,804
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,325 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $78,074+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,735
- Median home value
- $239,600
- Jobs located here
- 9,140
- Daytime population
- 39,685Residents 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 Medina 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 |
| 50Medina County, TX | 50 | 73 | 41.0 | $250K | +11.4% | #1,245 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Medina County
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 care50
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops61
- Car washes and detailing66
- Tire shops72
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations57
- Insurance agencies79
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 Medina County, TX?
Medina County has 73 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 21.4% from 2019. Another 96 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Medina County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $18.2M a year, or $1,024 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $250K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,804 households in Medina County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Medina County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Medina County has 41.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $250K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Medina County would have about 68, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 524 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Medina County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Medina County at 56,881 people in 2025, up 11.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,804 households. Median household income in Medina County is $78,074, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. Medina County scores 50 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,245 of 2,401 scored counties.
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