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Auto repair shops in Chaffee County, CO
How Chaffee County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,192 of 2,378 scored counties
#24 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 29
- 4 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,222 a household
- Spending per listing
- $416K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.4
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,831
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Chaffee County spend about $12.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,222 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That works out to $416K per shop, 7% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 29 auto repair shops on map listings in Chaffee County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.4, 37% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Chaffee County was 23 in 2023. That is one for every 429 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Chaffee County grew 6.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chaffee County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,192 of 2,378 scored counties and #24 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.
How Chaffee 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 | Chaffee County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.4 | 22.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $416K | $485K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 429 | 855 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.3% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,222 | $1,112 | $958 |
| Median household income | $84,132 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 23
- Employees, 2023
- 75
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 294 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 mechanical, body and glass repair in Chaffee 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 Chaffee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,831+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 9,863
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,013 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $84,132+50.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,166
- Median home value
- $665,700
- Jobs located here
- 8,710
- Daytime population
- 19,418Residents 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 |
| 24Chaffee County, CO | 50 | 29 | 29.4 | $416K | +6.9% | #1,192 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Chaffee 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 Chaffee County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 auto repair shops in Chaffee County. 4 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chaffee County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.1M a year, or $1,222 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $416K 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 9,863 households in Chaffee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chaffee County, CO compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Chaffee County has 29.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $416K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Chaffee County would have about 27, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 429 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Chaffee County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Chaffee County at 20,831 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,863 households. Median household income in Chaffee County is $84,132, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 50.8%, 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. Chaffee County scores 50 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,192 of 2,378 scored counties.
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