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Auto repair and car care businesses in Newton County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Newton County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #952 of 2,401 scored counties
#44 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $846 a household
- Spending per listing
- $585K
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.5
- 59% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,954
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Newton County comes to about $4.1M a year: $846 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $585K per business, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 7 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Newton County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.5, 59% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Newton County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Newton County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Newton County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #952 of 2,401 scored counties and #44 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Newton 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 | Newton County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.5 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $585K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $846 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $42,618 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Newton 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 Newton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,954−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 4,841
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 934 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $42,618+6.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,759
- Median home value
- $103,100
- Jobs located here
- 665
- Daytime population
- 8,562Residents 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 Newton 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 |
| 44Newton County, TX | 55 | 7 | 14.5 | $585K | −1.7% | #952 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Newton 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 Newton County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 auto repair and car care businesses in Newton County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Newton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Newton County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.1M a year, or $846 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $585K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,841 households in Newton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newton County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Newton County has 14.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $585K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Newton County would have about 15, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Newton County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Newton County at 11,954 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,841 households. The median household income in Newton County is $42,618 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 6.3% 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. Newton County scores 55 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #952 of 2,401 scored counties.
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