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Auto repair shops in Arapahoe County, CO
The auto repair shops in Arapahoe County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,017 of 2,378 scored counties
#19 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 631
- 139 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 307
- −1.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $280.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,091 a household
- Spending per listing
- $445K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.5
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 673,820
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 631 auto repair shops in Arapahoe County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 24.5 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Arapahoe County comes to about $280.7M a year: $1,091 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $445K of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Arapahoe County was 307 in 2023, down 1.6% from 2019. That is one for every 838 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 464 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 23 SBA-backed loans worth $18.8M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Arapahoe County.
Population estimates show Arapahoe County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Arapahoe County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #1,017 of 2,378 scored counties and #19 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.
How Arapahoe 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 | Arapahoe County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.5 | 22.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $445K | $485K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 838 | 855 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.6% | +3.3% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,091 | $1,112 | $958 |
| Median household income | $101,087 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 312 → 307−1.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,967
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $125.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 464Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 631139 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 631The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 23
- Amount
- $18.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 673,820+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 257,232
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 798 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 827
- Median household income
- $101,087+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,289
- Median home value
- $561,200
- Jobs located here
- 352,398
- Daytime population
- 677,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Arapahoe County marked.
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 |
| 19Arapahoe County, CO | 54 | 631 | 24.5 | $445K | +2.8% | #1,017 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County, CO?
Arapahoe County has 631 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 139 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 307 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 1.6% from 2019. Official counts list 464 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Arapahoe County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $280.7M a year, or $1,091 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 631 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $445K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 257,232 households in Arapahoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arapahoe County, CO compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Arapahoe County has 24.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $445K, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 838 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Arapahoe County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Arapahoe County at 673,820 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 257,232 households. The median household income in Arapahoe County is $101,087 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Arapahoe County scores 54 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,017 of 2,378 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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