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Auto repair and car care businesses in Val Verde County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,671 of 2,401 scored counties
#87 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
66
16 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
23
+15.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$15.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $911 a household
Spending per listing
$232K
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
39.3
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,835
+0.5% 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

At $911 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Val Verde County spend about $15.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $232K of household spending for each business on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Val Verde County has 66 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 24%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 39.3, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Val Verde County was 23 in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 731 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 122 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Val Verde County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Val Verde County is 40 (lower middle), #1,671 of 2,401 scored counties and #87 of 162 scored counties in Texas.

How Val Verde 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 Val Verde County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureVal Verde CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households39.342.435.7
Spending per listing$232K$216K$269K
Households per official establishment731703681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.0%+11.2%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$911$918$958
Median household income$66,100$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4043

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 23+15.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
106
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
122Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6616 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
57The 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 Val Verde 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 Val Verde County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,835+0.5% since 2020
Households
16,810
Median age
33.7
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,145 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$66,100+43.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,305
Median home value
$164,600
Jobs located here
15,742
Daytime population
44,595Residents 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 Val Verde 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
87Val Verde County, TX406639.3$232K+0.5%#1,671 of 2,401

Other business types in Val Verde 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 Val Verde County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 66 auto repair and car care businesses in Val Verde County. 16 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019. Official counts list 122 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $15.3M 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 66 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $232K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,810 households in Val Verde County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Val Verde County has 39.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $232K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Val Verde County would have about 57, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 731 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Val Verde County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Val Verde County at 47,835 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,810 households. The median household income in Val Verde County is $66,100 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.2% 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. Val Verde County scores 40 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,671 of 2,401 scored counties.

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