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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Sweetwater, TX area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Sweetwater, TX area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #518 of 538 scored small-town markets
#36 of 41 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 31
- 11 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $801 a household
- Spending per listing
- $152K
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 52.7
- 48% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,117
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, the Sweetwater area has a Groundwork market score of 17 (low): #518 of 538 scored small-town markets and #36 of 41 scored small-town markets based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 auto repair and car care businesses in the Sweetwater area. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 35%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 52.7 per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Sweetwater area comes to about $4.7M a year: $801 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $152K per business, 43% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Sweetwater area in 2023. That is one for every 654 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sweetwater area declined 4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Sweetwater 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 | Sweetwater area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 52.7 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $152K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 654 | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $801 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $50,747 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3111 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,117−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,886
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 912 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $50,747+11.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,510
- Median home value
- $96,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,992
- Daytime population
- 13,606Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 36Sweetwater, TX | 17 | 31 | 52.7 | $152K | −4.1% | #518 of 538 |
Other business types in the Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater, TX area?
The Sweetwater area has 31 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Sweetwater, TX area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.7M a year, or $801 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $152K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,886 households in the Sweetwater area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sweetwater, TX area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Sweetwater area has 52.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $152K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Sweetwater area would have about 18, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 654 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is the Sweetwater, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Sweetwater area at 14,117 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,886 households. Median household income in the Sweetwater area is $50,747, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.4%, 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 Sweetwater area scores 17 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #518 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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