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Auto repair and car care businesses in Sutton County, TX

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $937 a household
Spending per listing
$199K
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
47.1
32% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
3,203
−4.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 auto repair and car care businesses in Sutton County. None of them are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 47.1 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Sutton County comes to about $1.2M a year: $937 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $199K of household spending for each business on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Sutton County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 424 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Sutton County declined 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Sutton 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 Sutton County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureSutton CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households47.142.435.7
Spending per listing$199K$216K$269K
Households per official establishment424703681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.2%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$937$918$958
Median household income$78,906$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored43

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
3
Annual payroll, 2023
$75K
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Sutton 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 Sutton County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,203−4.7% since 2020
Households
1,273
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,454 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$78,906
Average household income
$91,434
Median home value
$155,700
Jobs located here
1,017
Daytime population
2,780Residents 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 Sutton 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
Sutton County, TXNot scored647.1$199K−4.7%

Other business types in Sutton County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Sutton County, TX?

Sutton County has 6 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.2M a year, or $937 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $199K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,273 households in Sutton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sutton County has 47.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $199K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Sutton County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 424 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Sutton County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Sutton County at 3,203 people in 2025, down 4.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,273 households. Median household income in Sutton County is $78,906, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Sutton County. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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