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Auto repair and car care businesses in Wheeler County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Wheeler 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
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,013 a household
- Spending per listing
- $140K
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 72.6
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 4,773
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,013 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Wheeler County spend about $2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $140K of household spending for each business on map listings, 48% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Wheeler County has 14 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 24% across the U.S. That is 72.6 per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Wheeler County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 643 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Wheeler County declined 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Wheeler 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 | Wheeler County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 72.6 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $140K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 643 | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,013 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,167 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $260K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Wheeler 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 Wheeler County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 4,773−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 1,928
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 915 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $60,167
- Average household income
- $77,457
- Median home value
- $106,100
- Jobs located here
- 2,034
- Daytime population
- 5,146Residents 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 |
| Wheeler County, TX | Not scored | 14 | 72.6 | $140K | −4.1% |
Other business types in Wheeler County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Wheeler County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 auto repair and car care businesses in Wheeler County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Wheeler County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $2M a year, or $1,013 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $140K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,928 households in Wheeler County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wheeler County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Wheeler County has 72.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $140K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Wheeler County would have about 7, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 643 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Wheeler County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Wheeler County at 4,773 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,928 households. The median household income in Wheeler County is $60,167 a year, 25% 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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