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Auto repair shops in Garfield County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,669 of 2,378 scored counties
#28 of 37 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
76
15 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
47
+34.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$28.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,203 a household
Spending per listing
$371K
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.5
51% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
63,474
+2.7% 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 76 auto repair shops in Garfield County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 32.5 for every 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Garfield County comes to about $28.2M a year: $1,203 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That works out to $371K per shop, 17% below 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 Garfield County was 47 in 2023, up 34.3% from 2019. That is one for every 498 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 49 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $252K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Garfield County.

Population estimates put the population change in Garfield County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Garfield County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,669 of 2,378 scored counties and #28 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.

How Garfield 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 Garfield County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureGarfield CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.522.921.5
Spending per listing$371K$485K$445K
Households per official establishment498855955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+34.3%+3.3%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,203$1,112$958
Median household income$91,131$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4059

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 47+34.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
218
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
49Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7615 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$252K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
63,474+2.7% since 2020
Households
23,404
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,947 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$91,131+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,996
Median home value
$527,800
Jobs located here
23,651
Daytime population
54,459Residents 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 Garfield 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
28Garfield County, CO407632.5$371K+2.7%#1,669 of 2,378

Other business types in Garfield County

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

Questions

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

Garfield County has 76 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 34.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 49 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $28.2M a year, or $1,203 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $371K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,404 households in Garfield County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Garfield County has 32.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $371K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Garfield County would have about 63, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 498 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 34.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Garfield County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Garfield County at 63,474 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,404 households. The median household income in Garfield County is $91,131 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Garfield County scores 40 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,669 of 2,378 scored counties.

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