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Auto repair shops in Custer County, CO

The auto repair shops in Custer County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,062 a household
Spending per listing
$473K
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.5
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
5,590
+18.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 auto repair shops in Custer County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 22.5 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $1,062 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Custer County spend about $2.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $473K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Custer County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Custer County grew 18.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Custer 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.

Auto repair shops in Custer County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureCuster CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.522.921.5
Spending per listing$473K$485K$445K
Households per official establishmentn/a855955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.3%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+18.3%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,062$1,112$958
Median household income$72,674$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Custer 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 Custer County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,590+18.3% since 2020
Households
2,672
Median age
55.3
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
739 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$72,674
Average household income
$95,408
Median home value
$392,100
Jobs located here
1,060
Daytime population
4,671Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Custer County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Park County, CO831415.6$870K+5.1%#69 of 2,378
2Douglas County, CO8323016.4$777K+10.9%#71 of 2,378
3Elbert County, CO782323.0$736K+16.5%#151 of 2,378
4Weld County, CO7429723.9$523K+14.2%#241 of 2,378
5Pitkin County, CO7188.7$1.2M−4.2%#301 of 2,378
6Broomfield County, CO706319.8$556K+6.3%#346 of 2,378
7Fremont County, CO673620.0$553K+2.4%#464 of 2,378
8Denver County, CO6558117.3$510K+3.2%#529 of 2,378
9Delta County, CO642720.8$542K+3.6%#567 of 2,378
10Teller County, CO622117.7$700K0.0%#639 of 2,378
Custer County, CONot scored622.5$473K+18.3%

Other business types in Custer County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Custer County, CO?

Custer County has 6 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Custer County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Custer County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $2.8M a year, or $1,062 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $473K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,672 households in Custer County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Custer County, CO compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Custer County has 22.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $473K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending.

How fast is Custer County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Custer County at 5,590 people in 2025, up 18.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,672 households. The median household income in Custer County is $72,674 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Custer County

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