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Auto repair and car care businesses in Starr County, TX
How Starr 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,872 of 2,401 scored counties
#105 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 103
- 20 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $791 a household
- Spending per listing
- $147K
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 53.8
- 51% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,319
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Starr County is 35 (lower middle), #1,872 of 2,401 scored counties and #105 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Starr County comes to about $15.2M a year: $791 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $147K of household spending for each business on map listings, 45% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 103 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Starr County as of September 2026. 20 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 53.8 for every 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Starr County in 2023. That is one for every 2,395 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Starr County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Starr 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 | Starr County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 53.8 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $147K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,395 | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $791 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $37,639 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 288Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10320 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The 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 Starr 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 Starr County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,319+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 19,157
- Median age
- 30.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,223 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $37,639+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,715
- Median home value
- $95,100
- Jobs located here
- 11,587
- Daytime population
- 54,236Residents 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 |
| 105Starr County, TX | 35 | 103 | 53.8 | $147K | +0.7% | #1,872 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Starr 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 care35
- Auto repair shops35
- Collision repair and body shops22
- Car washes and detailing11
- Tire shops17
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations54
- Insurance agencies39
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 Starr County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 103 auto repair and car care businesses in Starr County. 20 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 288 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Starr County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.2M a year, or $791 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 103 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $147K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,157 households in Starr County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Starr County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Starr County has 53.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $147K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Starr County would have about 56, against 103 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,395 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Starr County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Starr County at 66,319 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,157 households. The median household income in Starr County is $37,639 a year, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% 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. Starr County scores 35 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,872 of 2,401 scored counties.
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