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Auto repair and car care businesses in Nueces County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Nueces County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,227 of 2,401 scored counties
#136 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 624
- 162 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 198
- +10.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $109.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $834 a household
- Spending per listing
- $175K
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.6
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 352,992
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Nueces County has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #2,227 of 2,401 scored counties and #136 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Nueces County spend about $109.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $834 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $175K per business, 35% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 624 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Nueces County as of September 2026. Of those, 162 are chain locations, or 26%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 47.6 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 198 businesses with payroll in Nueces County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 10.6% from 2019. That is one for every 662 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Nueces County. Population estimates show Nueces County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Nueces 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 | Nueces County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.6 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $175K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 662 | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.6% | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $834 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,897 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 179 → 198+10.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,645
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $72M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 543Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 624162 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 407The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Nueces 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 Nueces County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 352,992−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 131,160
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 839 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 420
- Median household income
- $66,897+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,650
- Median home value
- $208,800
- Jobs located here
- 153,852
- Daytime population
- 357,013Residents 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 Nueces 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 |
| 136Nueces County, TX | 23 | 624 | 47.6 | $175K | −0.2% | #2,227 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Nueces 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 care23
- Auto repair shops25
- Collision repair and body shops34
- Car washes and detailing15
- Tire shops29
- Oil change and quick lube40
- Gas stations49
- Insurance agencies28
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 Nueces County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 624 auto repair and car care businesses in Nueces County. 162 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 198 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 10.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 543 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Nueces County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $109.3M a year, or $834 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 624 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $175K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 131,160 households in Nueces County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nueces County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Nueces County has 47.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $175K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Nueces County would have about 407, against 624 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 662 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Nueces County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Nueces County at 352,992 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 131,160 households. The median household income in Nueces County is $66,897 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Nueces County scores 23 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,227 of 2,401 scored counties.
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