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Auto repair shops in the Pueblo, CO metro area
How the Pueblo, CO metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #238 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado
- Listings
- 157
- 32 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 74
- −2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,027 a household
- Spending per listing
- $448K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.9
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,277
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Pueblo metro area spend about $70.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,027 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 157 auto repair shops, that is $448K per shop, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 157 auto repair shops on map listings in the Pueblo metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.9, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Pueblo metro area in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 926 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 168 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $152K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Pueblo metro area.
Population estimates show the Pueblo metro area grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, the Pueblo metro area has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #238 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado.
How the Pueblo metro 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 | Pueblo metro area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.9 | 22.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $448K | $485K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 926 | 855 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.6% | +3.3% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,027 | $1,112 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,010 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 74−2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 398
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 168Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15732 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 158The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $152K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Pueblo metro 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 Pueblo metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,277+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 68,523
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,387 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $64,010+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,458
- Median home value
- $291,300
- Jobs located here
- 56,090
- Daytime population
- 161,514Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Colorado for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Pueblo metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greeley, CO | 74 | 297 | 23.9 | $523K | +14.2% | #37 of 387 |
| 2Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 65 | 2,653 | 21.7 | $502K | +4.1% | #84 of 387 |
| 3Boulder, CO | 64 | 247 | 18.0 | $596K | −0.7% | #86 of 387 |
| 4Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 56 | 373 | 24.2 | $473K | +4.8% | #149 of 387 |
| 5Grand Junction, CO | 48 | 165 | 25.1 | $437K | +4.4% | #218 of 387 |
| 6Colorado Springs, CO | 47 | 798 | 26.4 | $427K | +3.1% | #232 of 387 |
| 7Pueblo, CO | 46 | 157 | 22.9 | $448K | +0.6% | #238 of 387 |
Other business types in the Pueblo metro 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 Pueblo, CO metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 157 auto repair shops in the Pueblo metro area. 32 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 168 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Pueblo, CO metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $70.4M a year, or $1,027 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 157 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $448K 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 68,523 households in the Pueblo metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pueblo, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Pueblo metro area has 22.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $448K, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Pueblo metro area would have about 158, against 157 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 926 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Pueblo, CO metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Pueblo metro area at 169,277 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,523 households. Median household income in the Pueblo metro area is $64,010, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. The Pueblo metro area scores 46 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #238 of 387 scored metro areas.
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