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Auto repair shops in Dolores County, CO

How Dolores County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,434 a household
Spending per listing
$899K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
15.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
2,466
+5.8% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Dolores County comes to about $1.8M a year: $1,434 per household, 50% above the U.S. average. That works out to $899K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 2 auto repair shops on map listings in Dolores County as of September 2026. That is 15.9 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for mechanical, body and glass repair in Dolores County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Dolores County grew 5.8% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Dolores 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 Dolores County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureDolores CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.922.921.5
Spending per listing$899K$485K$445K
Households per official establishmentn/a855955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.3%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,434$1,112$958
Median household income$64,907$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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Dolores 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 Dolores County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,466+5.8% since 2020
Households
1,254
Median age
52.6
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.7
Land area
1,067 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$64,907
Average household income
$86,999
Median home value
$247,600
Jobs located here
521
Daytime population
2,156Residents 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 Dolores 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
Dolores County, CONot scored215.9$899K+5.8%

Other business types in Dolores 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 Dolores County, CO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 auto repair shops in Dolores County. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Dolores County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $1.8M a year, or $1,434 per household. That is 50% above the U.S. average (an index of 150, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $899K 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 1,254 households in Dolores County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dolores County has 2 auto repair shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Dolores County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Dolores County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Dolores County at 2,466 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,254 households. Median household income in Dolores County is $64,907, 20% 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 Dolores County

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