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Auto repair and car care businesses in Nolan County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Nolan County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 14 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,359 of 2,401 scored counties
#154 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
31
11 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $801 a household
Spending per listing
$152K
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
52.7
48% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,117
−4.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Nolan County is 14 (low), #2,359 of 2,401 scored counties and #154 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Nolan County spend about $4.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $801 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 31 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $152K per business, 43% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Nolan County has 31 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 52.7 for every 10,000 households, 48% 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 Nolan County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 654 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show Nolan County declined 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Nolan 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 Nolan County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureNolan CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households52.742.435.7
Spending per listing$152K$216K$269K
Households per official establishment654703681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.2%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$801$918$958
Median household income$50,747$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score1443

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 9
Employees, 2023
51
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3111 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Nolan 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 Nolan County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,117−4.1% since 2020
Households
5,886
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
912 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$50,747+11.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,510
Median home value
$96,300
Jobs located here
5,992
Daytime population
13,606Residents 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 Nolan 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
154Nolan County, TX143152.7$152K−4.1%#2,359 of 2,401

Other business types in Nolan 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 Nolan County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 auto repair and car care businesses in Nolan County. 11 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $4.7M a year, or $801 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $152K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,886 households in Nolan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nolan County has 52.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $152K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Nolan County would have about 18, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 654 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Nolan County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Nolan County at 14,117 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,886 households. The median household income in Nolan County is $50,747 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 11.4% 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. Nolan County scores 14 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,359 of 2,401 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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