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Auto repair and car care businesses in Zapata County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Zapata County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 9 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,390 of 2,401 scored counties
#160 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 30
- 4 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $811 a household
- Spending per listing
- $123K
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 65.7
- 84% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,753
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Zapata County is 9 (very low), #2,390 of 2,401 scored counties and #160 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 auto repair and car care businesses in Zapata County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 13%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 65.7 for every 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Zapata County comes to about $3.7M a year: $811 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $123K of household spending for each business on map listings, 54% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Zapata County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Zapata County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Zapata 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 | Zapata County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 65.7 | 42.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $123K | $216K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 703 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $811 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $39,239 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 9 | 43 |
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
- 44Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 304 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Zapata 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 Zapata County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,753−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 4,565
- Median age
- 33.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 998 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 14
- Median household income
- $39,239+15.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $55,044
- Median home value
- $97,100
- Jobs located here
- 2,023
- Daytime population
- 10,968Residents 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 |
| 160Zapata County, TX | 9 | 30 | 65.7 | $123K | −0.9% | #2,390 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Zapata 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 Zapata County, TX?
Zapata County has 30 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. 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 Zapata County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Zapata County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $3.7M a year, or $811 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $123K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,565 households in Zapata County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Zapata County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Zapata County has 65.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $123K, 54% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Zapata County would have about 14, against 30 on map listings.
How fast is Zapata County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Zapata County at 13,753 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,565 households. Median household income in Zapata County is $39,239, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.6%, 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. Zapata County scores 9 for auto repair and car care businesses (very low), #2,390 of 2,401 scored counties.
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