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Auto repair and car care businesses in Waller County, TX
The auto repair and car care businesses in Waller County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #717 of 2,401 scored counties
#26 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 87
- 19 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,079 a household
- Spending per listing
- $228K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.4
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 69,858
- +21.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 87 auto repair and car care businesses in Waller County. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 22%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 47.4, 33% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Waller County comes to about $19.8M a year: $1,079 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $228K of household spending for each business on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Waller County in 2023. That is one for every 797 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 132 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $400K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Waller County.
Population estimates show Waller County grew 21.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Waller County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #717 of 2,401 scored counties and #26 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Waller 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.
| Measure | Waller County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.4 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $228K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 797 | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +21.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,079 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,397 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 23
- Employees, 2023
- 179
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 132Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8719 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $400K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Waller 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 Waller County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 69,858+21.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,342
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 513 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 120
- Median household income
- $80,397+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,271
- Median home value
- $318,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,618
- Daytime population
- 57,360Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Jacinto County, TX | 87 | 17 | 15.6 | $642K | +7.1% | #33 of 2,401 |
| 2Fort Bend County, TX | 85 | 753 | 25.7 | $414K | +17.4% | #52 of 2,401 |
| 3Chambers County, TX | 85 | 57 | 33.1 | $327K | +22.6% | #59 of 2,401 |
| 4Clay County, TX | 83 | 12 | 28.0 | $389K | +5.0% | #86 of 2,401 |
| 5Wilson County, TX | 80 | 63 | 34.6 | $334K | +12.2% | #131 of 2,401 |
| 6Falls County, TX | 79 | 11 | 17.3 | $527K | +5.5% | #138 of 2,401 |
| 7Denton County, TX | 77 | 1,122 | 31.1 | $327K | +16.9% | #191 of 2,401 |
| 8Collin County, TX | 76 | 1,186 | 28.5 | $349K | +20.6% | #205 of 2,401 |
| 9Jones County, TX | 76 | 20 | 33.8 | $303K | +6.1% | #214 of 2,401 |
| 10Burleson County, TX | 72 | 24 | 30.4 | $321K | +16.2% | #310 of 2,401 |
| 26Waller County, TX | 61 | 87 | 47.4 | $228K | +21.9% | #717 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Waller County
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 Waller County, TX?
There are 87 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Waller County as of September 2026. 19 of them (22%) 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. Official counts also show 132 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Waller County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $19.8M a year, or $1,079 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $228K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,342 households in Waller County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waller County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Waller County has 47.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $228K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Waller County would have about 74, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 797 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Waller County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Waller County at 69,858 people in 2025, up 21.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,342 households. Median household income in Waller County is $80,397, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. Waller County scores 61 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #717 of 2,401 scored counties.
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