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Auto repair and car care businesses in San Jacinto County, TX
How San Jacinto 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 87 out of 100: High
Ranked #33 of 2,401 scored counties
#1 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 17
- 2 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,003 a household
- Spending per listing
- $642K
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.6
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,488
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, San Jacinto County has a Groundwork market score of 87 (high): #33 of 2,401 scored counties and #1 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in San Jacinto County comes to about $10.9M a year: $1,003 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $642K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $269K.
San Jacinto County has 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 15.6 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in San Jacinto County in 2023. That is one for every 2,176 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in San Jacinto County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How San Jacinto 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 | San Jacinto County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.6 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $642K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,176 | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,003 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,364 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 87 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $656K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 60Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 172 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,488+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 10,881
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 569 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $65,364+57.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,266
- Median home value
- $209,300
- Jobs located here
- 2,146
- Daytime population
- 20,560Residents 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 |
Other business types in San Jacinto County
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 San Jacinto County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 auto repair and car care businesses in San Jacinto County. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 60 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in San Jacinto County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.9M a year, or $1,003 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $642K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,881 households in San Jacinto County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Jacinto County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
San Jacinto County has 15.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $642K, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, San Jacinto County would have about 41, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,176 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is San Jacinto County, TX growing?
Population estimates put San Jacinto County at 29,488 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,881 households. The median household income in San Jacinto County is $65,364 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 57.1% 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. San Jacinto County scores 87 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #33 of 2,401 scored counties.
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