Auto · Small-town market · Colorado
Auto repair shops in the Rifle, CO area
The auto repair shops in the Rifle, CO area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #232 of 538 scored small-town markets
#5 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado
- Listings
- 84
- 15 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 54
- +13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $37.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,159 a household
- Spending per listing
- $450K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.8
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,099
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Rifle area comes to about $37.8M a year: $1,159 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. That works out to $450K 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 84 auto repair shops on map listings in the Rifle area as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 18%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.8, 20% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Rifle area in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 604 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 59 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Rifle area.
Population estimates show the Rifle area grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, the Rifle area has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #232 of 538 scored small-town markets and #5 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado.
How the Rifle 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 | Rifle area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.8 | 22.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $450K | $485K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 604 | 855 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.0% | +3.3% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,159 | $1,112 | $958 |
| Median household income | $95,635 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 54+13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 267
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 59Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8415 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 85The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Rifle 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 Rifle area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,099+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 32,619
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,918 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $95,635
- Average household income
- $136,246
- Median home value
- $595,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,438
- Daytime population
- 79,095Residents 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 Rifle 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 Rifle 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 Rifle, CO area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 84 auto repair shops in the Rifle area. 15 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. Another 59 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Rifle, CO area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $37.8M a year, or $1,159 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $450K 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 32,619 households in the Rifle area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rifle, CO area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Rifle area has 25.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $450K, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Rifle area would have about 85, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 604 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Rifle, CO area growing?
Population estimates put the Rifle area at 80,099 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,619 households. Median household income in the Rifle area is $95,635, 18% above 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 Rifle area scores 54 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #232 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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