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Auto repair and car care businesses in Upton County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Upton County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $911 a household
Spending per listing
$413K
54% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.1
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
3,131
−5.1% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Upton County comes to about $1.2M a year: $911 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $413K per business, 54% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

Upton County has 3 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That is 22.1 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Upton County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $155K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Upton County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Upton County declined 5.1%, 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 Upton 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 Upton County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureUpton CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.142.435.7
Spending per listing$413K$216K$269K
Households per official establishmentn/a703681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.2%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$911$918$958
Median household income$49,167$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored43

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
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$155K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Upton 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 Upton County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,131−5.1% since 2020
Households
1,360
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,241 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$49,167
Average household income
$70,547
Median home value
$109,000
Jobs located here
3,102
Daytime population
5,050Residents 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 Upton 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
Upton County, TXNot scored322.1$413K−5.1%

Other business types in Upton 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 Upton County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 auto repair and car care businesses in Upton County. 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 Upton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.2M a year, or $911 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $413K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,360 households in Upton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Upton County has 22.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $413K, 54% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Upton County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Upton County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Upton County at 3,131 people in 2025, down 5.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,360 households. The median household income in Upton County is $49,167 a year, 39% 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?

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

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