Auto · Small-town market · Colorado
Auto repair shops in the Montrose, CO area
How the Montrose, CO area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #359 of 538 scored small-town markets
#8 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado
- Listings
- 65
- 9 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +7.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $20.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,144 a household
- Spending per listing
- $318K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.0
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,591
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Montrose area comes to about $20.7M a year: $1,144 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $318K per shop, 28% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 65 auto repair shops on map listings in the Montrose area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 36.0 for every 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in the Montrose area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 623 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 51 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Montrose area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Montrose area grew 4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Montrose area scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #359 of 538 scored small-town markets and #8 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado.
How the Montrose area 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.
| Measure | Montrose area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.0 | 22.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $318K | $485K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 623 | 855 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.4% | +3.3% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,144 | $1,112 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,120 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29+7.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 135
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 51Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 659 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Montrose area, 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 the Montrose area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,591+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,069
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $72,120
- Average household income
- $89,726
- Median home value
- $388,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,713
- Daytime population
- 41,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Colorado for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Montrose area marked.
Top small-town markets in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cañon City, CO | 76 | 36 | 20.0 | $553K | +2.4% | #33 of 538 |
| 2Durango, CO | 63 | 59 | 24.2 | $482K | +2.2% | #133 of 538 |
| 3Breckenridge, CO | 60 | 34 | 21.8 | $525K | +1.1% | #165 of 538 |
| 4Edwards, CO | 58 | 55 | 24.9 | $485K | −2.4% | #183 of 538 |
| 5Rifle, CO | 54 | 84 | 25.8 | $450K | +1.2% | #232 of 538 |
| 6Alamosa, CO | 54 | 33 | 28.8 | $366K | +2.1% | #241 of 538 |
| 7Steamboat Springs, CO | 53 | 45 | 27.0 | $447K | +0.9% | #251 of 538 |
| 8Montrose, CO | 42 | 65 | 36.0 | $318K | +4.1% | #359 of 538 |
| 9Fort Morgan, CO | 41 | 39 | 35.2 | $320K | +4.2% | #365 of 538 |
| 10Sterling, CO | 19 | 26 | 31.7 | $319K | −2.7% | #511 of 538 |
Other business types in the Montrose area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in the Montrose, CO area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 65 auto repair shops in the Montrose area. 9 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019. Another 51 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Montrose, CO area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.7M a year, or $1,144 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $318K 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 18,069 households in the Montrose area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Montrose, CO area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Montrose area has 36.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $318K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Montrose area would have about 47, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 623 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Montrose, CO area growing?
Population estimates put the Montrose area at 44,591 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,069 households. Median household income in the Montrose area is $72,120, 11% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Montrose area scores 42 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #359 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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