Auto · Small-town market · Texas
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Port Lavaca, TX area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Port Lavaca, TX area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #343 of 538 scored small-town markets
#15 of 41 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 37
- 8 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $942 a household
- Spending per listing
- $221K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.7
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,599
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $942 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in the Port Lavaca area spend about $8.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 37 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $221K per business, 18% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 37 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Port Lavaca area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.7, 20% 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 the Port Lavaca area was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 788 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 46 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Port Lavaca area declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Port Lavaca area scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #343 of 538 scored small-town markets and #15 of 41 scored small-town markets based in Texas.
How the Port Lavaca area 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 | Port Lavaca area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.7 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $221K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 788 | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $942 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $79,959 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 46Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 378 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 the Port Lavaca area, 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 the Port Lavaca area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,599−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,670
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 507 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $79,959+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,381
- Median home value
- $171,200
- Jobs located here
- 10,873
- Daytime population
- 22,043Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Texas for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Port Lavaca area marked.
Top small-town markets in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Huntsville, TX | 64 | 84 | 32.3 | $248K | +9.5% | #142 of 538 |
| 2Bonham, TX | 64 | 56 | 43.9 | $242K | +9.2% | #143 of 538 |
| 3Jacksonville, TX | 64 | 74 | 40.7 | $227K | +5.4% | #145 of 538 |
| 4Fredericksburg, TX | 58 | 52 | 45.2 | $220K | +6.6% | #200 of 538 |
| 5Granbury, TX | 55 | 123 | 48.2 | $210K | +13.6% | #224 of 538 |
| 6Bay City, TX | 53 | 56 | 36.3 | $237K | +0.5% | #240 of 538 |
| 7Corsicana, TX | 52 | 89 | 46.7 | $207K | +8.2% | #251 of 538 |
| 8Mineral Wells, TX | 52 | 53 | 47.2 | $200K | +8.2% | #252 of 538 |
| 9Athens, TX | 52 | 162 | 48.3 | $196K | +7.5% | #253 of 538 |
| 10Brenham, TX | 50 | 59 | 38.1 | $236K | +7.0% | #273 of 538 |
| 15Port Lavaca, TX | 43 | 37 | 42.7 | $221K | −2.3% | #343 of 538 |
Other business types in the Port Lavaca area
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 the Port Lavaca, TX area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 auto repair and car care businesses in the Port Lavaca area. 8 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 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 46 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Port Lavaca, TX area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.2M a year, or $942 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $221K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,670 households in the Port Lavaca area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Port Lavaca, TX area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Port Lavaca area has 42.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $221K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Port Lavaca area would have about 30, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 788 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is the Port Lavaca, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Port Lavaca area at 19,599 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,670 households. The median household income in the Port Lavaca area is $79,959 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Port Lavaca area scores 43 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #343 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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