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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Waco, TX metro area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Waco, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #324 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 470
- 124 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 185
- +19.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $100.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $907 a household
- Spending per listing
- $215K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.3
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 308,807
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Waco metro area scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #324 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Waco metro area spend about $100.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $907 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $215K of household spending for each business on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Waco metro area has 470 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 124 are chain locations, or 26%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.3, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 185 businesses with payroll in the Waco metro area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 19.7% from 2019. That is one for every 601 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $597K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Waco metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Waco metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Waco metro 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 | Waco metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.3 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $215K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 601 | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.7% | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $907 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,205 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 185+19.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,099
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $50M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 348Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 470124 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 375The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $597K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Waco metro 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 Waco metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 308,807+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 111,178
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,785 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 108
- Median household income
- $66,205
- Average household income
- $91,997
- Median home value
- $234,100
- Jobs located here
- 129,143
- Daytime population
- 295,622Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Waco metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 70 | 3,185 | 32.2 | $284K | +14.0% | #56 of 387 |
| 2College Station-Bryan, TX | 58 | 341 | 32.3 | $272K | +6.9% | #136 of 387 |
| 3Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 51 | 11,683 | 40.4 | $235K | +10.6% | #203 of 387 |
| 4San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 50 | 3,887 | 40.2 | $225K | +9.5% | #205 of 387 |
| 5Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 50 | 11,542 | 43.4 | $212K | +10.3% | #206 of 387 |
| 6Sherman-Denison, TX | 49 | 243 | 44.0 | $217K | +12.8% | #216 of 387 |
| 7McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 46 | 1,397 | 51.7 | $169K | +5.6% | #239 of 387 |
| 8Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 43 | 571 | 41.2 | $204K | +3.0% | #257 of 387 |
| 9Killeen-Temple, TX | 40 | 714 | 40.2 | $222K | +7.2% | #275 of 387 |
| 10Midland, TX | 33 | 318 | 45.7 | $209K | +9.8% | #317 of 387 |
| 11Waco, TX | 32 | 470 | 42.3 | $215K | +4.2% | #324 of 387 |
Other business types in the Waco metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care32
- Auto repair shops34
- Collision repair and body shops35
- Car washes and detailing43
- Tire shops26
- Oil change and quick lube48
- Gas stations39
- Insurance agencies48
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 Waco, TX metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 470 auto repair and car care businesses in the Waco metro area. 124 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 185 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 19.7% from 2019. Another 348 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Waco, TX metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $100.8M a year, or $907 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 470 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $215K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 111,178 households in the Waco metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Waco, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Waco metro area has 42.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $215K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Waco metro area would have about 375, against 470 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 601 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Waco, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Waco metro area at 308,807 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 111,178 households. The median household income in the Waco metro area is $66,205 a year, 18% 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 Waco metro area scores 32 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #324 of 387 scored metro areas.
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