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Auto repair and car care businesses in Polk County, TX
How Polk County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #951 of 2,401 scored counties
#43 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 74
- 16 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $912 a household
- Spending per listing
- $240K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.9
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,434
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Polk County spend about $17.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $912 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $240K of household spending for each business on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 74 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. 16 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 37.9 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Polk County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 976 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 111 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Polk County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Polk County is 56 (upper middle), #951 of 2,401 scored counties and #43 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.9 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $240K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 976 | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −20.0% | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $912 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,259 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 20−20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 94
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 111Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7416 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,434+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 19,517
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,057 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $62,259+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,481
- Median home value
- $184,800
- Jobs located here
- 11,638
- Daytime population
- 47,308Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 43Polk County, TX | 56 | 74 | 37.9 | $240K | +5.9% | #951 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Polk 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 care56
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing41
- Tire shops48
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations48
- Insurance agencies74
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 Polk County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 74 auto repair and car care businesses in Polk County. 16 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019. Official counts list 111 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Polk County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.8M a year, or $912 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $240K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,517 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Polk County has 37.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $240K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Polk County would have about 66, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 976 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 53,434 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,517 households. The median household income in Polk County is $62,259 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. Polk County scores 56 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #951 of 2,401 scored counties.
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