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Auto repair and car care businesses in Trinity County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #777 of 2,401 scored counties
#31 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
15
2 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $801 a household
Spending per listing
$325K
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.7
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,384
+5.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 auto repair and car care businesses in Trinity County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 24.7 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $801 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Trinity County spend about $4.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $325K of household spending for each business on map listings, 21% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Trinity County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Trinity County grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Trinity County is 59 (upper middle), #777 of 2,401 scored counties and #31 of 162 scored counties in Texas.

How Trinity 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 Trinity County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureTrinity CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.742.435.7
Spending per listing$325K$216K$269K
Households per official establishmentn/a703681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.2%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$801$918$958
Median household income$52,018$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5943

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
27Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
152 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 Trinity 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 Trinity County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,384+5.5% since 2020
Households
6,078
Median age
48.8
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
694 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$52,018+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,204
Median home value
$119,500
Jobs located here
2,012
Daytime population
11,040Residents 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 Trinity 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
31Trinity County, TX591524.7$325K+5.5%#777 of 2,401

Other business types in Trinity 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 Trinity County, TX?

There are 15 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Trinity County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Trinity County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 27 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $4.9M 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 15 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $325K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,078 households in Trinity County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Trinity County has 24.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $325K, 21% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Trinity County would have about 18, against 15 on map listings.

How fast is Trinity County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Trinity County at 14,384 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,078 households. Median household income in Trinity County is $52,018, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Trinity County scores 59 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #777 of 2,401 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Trinity 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 Trinity County

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