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Auto repair and car care businesses in Sabine County, TX

The auto repair and car care businesses in Sabine County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,278 of 2,401 scored counties
#54 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
17
5 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $878 a household
Spending per listing
$240K
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
36.6
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,012
+1.2% 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

Households in Sabine County spend about $4.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $878 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $240K of household spending for each business on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Sabine County has 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 36.6, 3% 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 Sabine County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,162 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sabine County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Sabine County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,278 of 2,401 scored counties and #54 of 162 scored counties in Texas.

How Sabine 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 Sabine County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureSabine CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households36.642.435.7
Spending per listing$240K$216K$269K
Households per official establishment1,162703681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.2%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$878$918$958
Median household income$66,585$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4943

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$267K
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
175 chain locations
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 Sabine 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 Sabine County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,012+1.2% since 2020
Households
4,649
Median age
50.9
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
492 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$66,585+90.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,184
Median home value
$153,100
Jobs located here
2,322
Daytime population
9,215Residents 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 Sabine 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
54Sabine County, TX491736.6$240K+1.2%#1,278 of 2,401

Other business types in Sabine 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 Sabine County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 auto repair and car care businesses in Sabine County. 5 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $4.1M a year, or $878 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $240K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,649 households in Sabine County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sabine County has 36.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $240K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Sabine County would have about 15, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,162 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Sabine County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Sabine County at 10,012 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,649 households. The median household income in Sabine County is $66,585 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 90.3% 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. Sabine County scores 49 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,278 of 2,401 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Sabine County

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