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Auto repair shops in the Boulder, CO metro area
How the Boulder, CO metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #86 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado
- Listings
- 247
- 57 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 137
- −6.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $147.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,074 a household
- Spending per listing
- $596K
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.0
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 328,560
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 247 auto repair shops in the Boulder metro area. 57 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 18.0 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,074 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in the Boulder metro area spend about $147.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $596K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 34% above 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 the Boulder metro area was 137 in 2023, down 6.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,000 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 126 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $5M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Boulder metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Boulder metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, the Boulder metro area has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #86 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Boulder metro area 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 | Boulder metro area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.0 | 22.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $596K | $485K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,000 | 855 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.2% | +3.3% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,074 | $1,112 | $958 |
| Median household income | $103,994 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 137−6.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 825
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $53.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 126Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24757 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 331The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Boulder metro area, 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 the Boulder metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 328,560−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 137,008
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 726 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 453
- Median household income
- $103,994+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,846
- Median home value
- $756,300
- Jobs located here
- 190,563
- Daytime population
- 376,803Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Colorado for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Boulder metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greeley, CO | 74 | 297 | 23.9 | $523K | +14.2% | #37 of 387 |
| 2Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 65 | 2,653 | 21.7 | $502K | +4.1% | #84 of 387 |
| 3Boulder, CO | 64 | 247 | 18.0 | $596K | −0.7% | #86 of 387 |
| 4Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 56 | 373 | 24.2 | $473K | +4.8% | #149 of 387 |
| 5Grand Junction, CO | 48 | 165 | 25.1 | $437K | +4.4% | #218 of 387 |
| 6Colorado Springs, CO | 47 | 798 | 26.4 | $427K | +3.1% | #232 of 387 |
| 7Pueblo, CO | 46 | 157 | 22.9 | $448K | +0.6% | #238 of 387 |
Other business types in the Boulder metro area
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 the Boulder, CO metro area?
The Boulder metro area has 247 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 57 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 137 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 6.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 126 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Boulder, CO metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $147.2M a year, or $1,074 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 247 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $596K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 137,008 households in the Boulder metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Boulder, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Boulder metro area has 18.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $596K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Boulder metro area would have about 331, against 247 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,000 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Boulder, CO metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Boulder metro area at 328,560 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 137,008 households. The median household income in the Boulder metro area is $103,994 a year, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. The Boulder metro area scores 64 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #86 of 387 scored metro areas.
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