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Auto repair shops in Alamosa County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Alamosa County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,098 of 2,378 scored counties
#36 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 26
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $997 a household
- Spending per listing
- $255K
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.1
- 82% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,688
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Alamosa County is 28 (lower middle), #2,098 of 2,378 scored counties and #36 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 auto repair shops in Alamosa County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That is 39.1 per 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Alamosa County comes to about $6.6M a year: $997 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $255K per shop, 43% below the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Alamosa County in 2023. That is one for every 739 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $690K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Alamosa County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Alamosa County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Alamosa County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Alamosa County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.1 | 22.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $255K | $485K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 739 | 855 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.3% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $997 | $1,112 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,397 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 261 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $690K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Alamosa 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 Alamosa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,688+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 6,648
- Median age
- 33.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 723 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $55,397+47.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,625
- Median home value
- $239,100
- Jobs located here
- 7,016
- Daytime population
- 16,804Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Park County, CO | 83 | 14 | 15.6 | $870K | +5.1% | #69 of 2,378 |
| 2Douglas County, CO | 83 | 230 | 16.4 | $777K | +10.9% | #71 of 2,378 |
| 3Elbert County, CO | 78 | 23 | 23.0 | $736K | +16.5% | #151 of 2,378 |
| 4Weld County, CO | 74 | 297 | 23.9 | $523K | +14.2% | #241 of 2,378 |
| 5Pitkin County, CO | 71 | 8 | 8.7 | $1.2M | −4.2% | #301 of 2,378 |
| 6Broomfield County, CO | 70 | 63 | 19.8 | $556K | +6.3% | #346 of 2,378 |
| 7Fremont County, CO | 67 | 36 | 20.0 | $553K | +2.4% | #464 of 2,378 |
| 8Denver County, CO | 65 | 581 | 17.3 | $510K | +3.2% | #529 of 2,378 |
| 9Delta County, CO | 64 | 27 | 20.8 | $542K | +3.6% | #567 of 2,378 |
| 10Teller County, CO | 62 | 21 | 17.7 | $700K | 0.0% | #639 of 2,378 |
| 36Alamosa County, CO | 28 | 26 | 39.1 | $255K | +1.9% | #2,098 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Alamosa 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 shops are in Alamosa County, CO?
There are 26 auto repair shops on map listings in Alamosa County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Alamosa County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.6M a year, or $997 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $255K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,648 households in Alamosa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alamosa County, CO compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Alamosa County has 39.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $255K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Alamosa County would have about 15, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 739 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Alamosa County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Alamosa County at 16,688 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,648 households. The median household income in Alamosa County is $55,397 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 47.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Alamosa County scores 28 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #2,098 of 2,378 scored counties.
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