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Auto repair shops in Houston County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Houston County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,985 of 2,378 scored counties
#49 of 60 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 105
- 30 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- −3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $37.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $861 a household
- Spending per listing
- $355K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.2
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 110,318
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Houston County is 31 (lower middle), #1,985 of 2,378 scored counties and #49 of 60 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $861 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Houston County spend about $37.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $355K per shop, 20% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Houston County has 105 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 24.2 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Houston County in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 773 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Houston County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Houston County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Houston County compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair shops 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 | Houston County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.2 | 21.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $355K | $440K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 773 | 1,150 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.4% | +4.6% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $861 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,626 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 58 → 56−3.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 280
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 99Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10530 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 110,318+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 43,302
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $58,626+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,747
- Median home value
- $183,300
- Jobs located here
- 51,974
- Daytime population
- 116,184Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Houston County marked.
Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 84 | 71 | 17.3 | $613K | +18.0% | #63 of 2,378 |
| 2Cherokee County, AL | 80 | 17 | 16.7 | $597K | +5.8% | #119 of 2,378 |
| 3Winston County, AL | 79 | 13 | 13.8 | $763K | +1.4% | #129 of 2,378 |
| 4Henry County, AL | 76 | 7 | 9.9 | $916K | +7.1% | #183 of 2,378 |
| 5Baldwin County, AL | 73 | 168 | 17.0 | $568K | +14.8% | #268 of 2,378 |
| 6Lee County, AL | 73 | 118 | 17.0 | $554K | +8.6% | #270 of 2,378 |
| 7Elmore County, AL | 72 | 61 | 18.6 | $555K | +4.2% | #294 of 2,378 |
| 8Madison County, AL | 71 | 299 | 18.1 | $527K | +11.0% | #320 of 2,378 |
| 9Cleburne County, AL | 70 | 12 | 20.1 | $512K | +6.0% | #352 of 2,378 |
| 10Shelby County, AL | 69 | 180 | 20.7 | $512K | +6.5% | #385 of 2,378 |
| 49Houston County, AL | 31 | 105 | 24.2 | $355K | +2.8% | #1,985 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Houston County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Houston County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 105 auto repair shops in Houston County. 30 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. Another 99 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Houston County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $37.3M a year, or $861 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 105 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $355K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,302 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, AL compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Houston County has 24.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $355K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Houston County would have about 84, against 105 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 773 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 110,318 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,302 households. Median household income in Houston County is $58,626, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Houston County scores 31 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,985 of 2,378 scored counties.
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