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Auto repair shops in Moffat County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,060 of 2,378 scored counties
#35 of 37 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
20
4 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,188 a household
Spending per listing
$320K
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
37.1
73% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,122
−1.1% 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

Moffat County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #2,060 of 2,378 scored counties and #35 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 auto repair shops in Moffat County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 37.1, 73% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Moffat County comes to about $6.4M a year: $1,188 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That is about $320K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 28% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Moffat County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 599 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates show Moffat County declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Moffat 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 Moffat County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureMoffat CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households37.122.921.5
Spending per listing$320K$485K$445K
Households per official establishment599855955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.3%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,188$1,112$958
Median household income$73,849$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score2959

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 9
Employees, 2023
45
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
19Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
204 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Moffat 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 Moffat County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,122−1.1% since 2020
Households
5,390
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
4,743 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$73,849+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,921
Median home value
$289,500
Jobs located here
4,358
Daytime population
10,609Residents 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 Moffat 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
35Moffat County, CO292037.1$320K−1.1%#2,060 of 2,378

Other business types in Moffat County

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

Questions

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

Moffat County has 20 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $6.4M a year, or $1,188 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $320K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,390 households in Moffat County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Moffat County has 37.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $320K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Moffat County would have about 14, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 599 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Moffat County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Moffat County at 13,122 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,390 households. The median household income in Moffat County is $73,849 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Moffat County scores 29 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #2,060 of 2,378 scored counties.

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