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Auto repair shops in Elbert County, CO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Elbert County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #151 of 2,378 scored counties
#3 of 37 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
23
4 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,692 a household
Spending per listing
$736K
65% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.0
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,534
+16.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Elbert County is 78 (high), #151 of 2,378 scored counties and #3 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.

At $1,692 per household (77% above the U.S. average), households in Elbert County spend about $16.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $736K per shop, 65% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Elbert County has 23 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 17%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 23.0 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Elbert County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 715 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.5M has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Elbert County. Population estimates put the population change in Elbert County from 2020 to 2025 at +16.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Elbert 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 Elbert County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureElbert CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.022.921.5
Spending per listing$736K$485K$445K
Households per official establishment715855955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.3%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.5%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,692$1,112$958
Median household income$132,685$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score7859

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 14
Employees, 2023
69
Annual payroll, 2023
$4M
One-person businesses, 2023
59Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
234 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$2.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Elbert 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 Elbert County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,534+16.5% since 2020
Households
10,004
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
95%
Vehicles per household
2.8
Land area
1,851 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$132,685+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$161,186
Median home value
$709,800
Jobs located here
4,921
Daytime population
17,161Residents 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 Elbert 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

Other business types in Elbert County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 auto repair shops in Elbert County. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 59 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $16.9M a year, or $1,692 per household. That is 77% above the U.S. average (an index of 177, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $736K 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 10,004 households in Elbert County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Elbert County has 23.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $736K, 65% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Elbert County would have about 38, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 715 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Elbert County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Elbert County at 30,534 people in 2025, up 16.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,004 households. Median household income in Elbert County is $132,685, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. Elbert County scores 78 for auto repair shops (high), #151 of 2,378 scored counties.

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