Market rankings · Nebraska
Auto repair shops in Nebraska
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Nebraska, ranked by the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,849
- 349 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 1,195
- +3.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $914.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.2
- 8% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $495K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #25 of 51
- Market score 54 · Upper middle
A site report maps the auto repair shops on map listings around any address in Nebraska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
There are 1,849 auto repair shops on map listings in Nebraska as of September 2026. Of those, 349 are chain locations, or 19%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 23.2 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Nebraska comes to about $914.6M a year: $1,146 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That is about $495K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Official counts show 1,195 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Nebraska in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 668 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 2.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 36 SBA-backed loans worth $15.5M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Nebraska.
Among the 50 states and DC, Nebraska ranks #25 for auto repair shops, with a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Nebraska, the Omaha metro area scores highest (70). Of the 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Nebraska, the Lexington area scores highest (66).
Every market in Nebraska for auto repair shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Nebraska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Omaha, NE-IA | 70 | 771 | 19.8 | $558K | +4.2% | #53 of 387 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 53 | 126 | 22.7 | $507K | +1.0% | #175 of 387 |
| 2Lincoln, NE | 53 | 310 | 22.0 | $490K | +3.3% | #180 of 387 |
| 3Grand Island, NE | 43 | 83 | 27.4 | $427K | +1.5% | #259 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lexington, NE | 66 | 23 | 23.0 | $564K | +1.1% | #102 of 538 |
| 2Hastings, NE | 57 | 44 | 25.8 | $477K | −0.2% | #196 of 538 |
| 3Beatrice, NE | 55 | 23 | 24.7 | $486K | +0.2% | #216 of 538 |
| 4Fremont, NE | 53 | 45 | 29.7 | $399K | +2.6% | #253 of 538 |
| 5Kearney, NE | 52 | 65 | 28.5 | $426K | +1.9% | #264 of 538 |
| 6Columbus, NE | 49 | 57 | 32.8 | $371K | +3.8% | #293 of 538 |
| 7Norfolk, NE | 47 | 55 | 28.0 | $416K | +1.1% | #312 of 538 |
| 8North Platte, NE | 39 | 43 | 28.3 | $414K | −3.6% | #379 of 538 |
| 9Scottsbluff, NE | 33 | 47 | 30.6 | $365K | −1.2% | #443 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 82 | 122 | 16.5 | $742K | +9.0% | #80 of 2,378 |
| 2Saline County, NE | 73 | 15 | 29.2 | $495K | +1.9% | #274 of 2,378 |
| 3Cass County, NE | 70 | 20 | 18.5 | $729K | +3.9% | #333 of 2,378 |
| 4Saunders County, NE | 68 | 17 | 19.1 | $702K | +6.0% | #406 of 2,378 |
| 5Douglas County, NE | 65 | 462 | 19.4 | $532K | +3.6% | #524 of 2,378 |
| 6Dawson County, NE | 58 | 22 | 24.1 | $536K | +1.5% | #801 of 2,378 |
| 7Dakota County, NE | 57 | 16 | 21.5 | $552K | +0.7% | #845 of 2,378 |
| 8Lancaster County, NE | 57 | 289 | 21.5 | $494K | +3.4% | #855 of 2,378 |
| 9Otoe County, NE | 54 | 18 | 28.2 | $453K | +3.9% | #1,012 of 2,378 |
| 10Washington County, NE | 52 | 25 | 29.7 | $452K | +1.8% | #1,110 of 2,378 |
| 11Gage County, NE | 48 | 23 | 24.7 | $486K | +0.2% | #1,275 of 2,378 |
| 12Seward County, NE | 47 | 21 | 30.9 | $425K | +2.3% | #1,337 of 2,378 |
| 13Adams County, NE | 46 | 34 | 26.0 | $458K | −0.3% | #1,379 of 2,378 |
| 14Custer County, NE | 46 | 14 | 31.1 | $426K | 0.0% | #1,395 of 2,378 |
| 15Hall County, NE | 46 | 67 | 27.3 | $410K | +1.4% | #1,398 of 2,378 |
| 16Red Willow County, NE | 45 | 9 | 20.0 | $566K | −3.5% | #1,421 of 2,378 |
| 17Dodge County, NE | 45 | 45 | 29.7 | $399K | +2.6% | #1,444 of 2,378 |
| 18Platte County, NE | 44 | 42 | 30.8 | $389K | +3.9% | #1,484 of 2,378 |
| 19Box Butte County, NE | 42 | 12 | 26.6 | $473K | −3.0% | #1,544 of 2,378 |
| 20Buffalo County, NE | 40 | 60 | 30.0 | $395K | +1.9% | #1,662 of 2,378 |
| 21Colfax County, NE | 38 | 15 | 40.5 | $320K | +3.6% | #1,756 of 2,378 |
| 22Lincoln County, NE | 34 | 42 | 28.2 | $413K | −3.6% | #1,868 of 2,378 |
| 23York County, NE | 34 | 22 | 38.5 | $306K | +3.3% | #1,894 of 2,378 |
| 24Madison County, NE | 31 | 44 | 30.4 | $356K | +1.6% | #1,984 of 2,378 |
| 25Holt County, NE | 29 | 18 | 44.4 | $303K | −0.3% | #2,063 of 2,378 |
Show all 93 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Scotts Bluff County, NE | 27 | 47 | 31.2 | $354K | −1.3% | #2,107 of 2,378 |
| Wayne County, NE | Not scored | 11 | 29.3 | $441K | +3.3% | |
| Cheyenne County, NE | Not scored | 15 | 33.6 | $346K | +0.4% | |
| Hamilton County, NE | Not scored | 10 | 27.6 | $509K | +2.9% | |
| Phelps County, NE | Not scored | 11 | 28.1 | $437K | +0.2% | |
| Cuming County, NE | Not scored | 13 | 34.1 | $360K | −2.1% | |
| Butler County, NE | Not scored | 5 | 14.2 | $985K | +1.8% | |
| Knox County, NE | Not scored | 9 | 26.3 | $482K | −0.5% | |
| Cedar County, NE | Not scored | 13 | 37.7 | $359K | 0.0% | |
| Keith County, NE | Not scored | 16 | 39.5 | $292K | −2.7% | |
| Dawes County, NE | Not scored | 9 | 26.1 | $470K | −3.7% | |
| Richardson County, NE | Not scored | 8 | 22.5 | $520K | −4.2% | |
| Merrick County, NE | Not scored | 6 | 18.7 | $752K | +3.3% | |
| Pierce County, NE | Not scored | 8 | 28.1 | $504K | +0.5% | |
| Jefferson County, NE | Not scored | 11 | 35.1 | $328K | −2.6% | |
| Nemaha County, NE | Not scored | 7 | 24.6 | $497K | +0.2% | |
| Burt County, NE | Not scored | 5 | 17.1 | $685K | −0.6% | |
| Kearney County, NE | Not scored | 5 | 17.8 | $796K | +1.5% | |
| Thurston County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 20.1 | $580K | −0.1% | |
| Howard County, NE | Not scored | 10 | 39.9 | $347K | +0.8% | |
| Antelope County, NE | Not scored | 9 | 34.1 | $391K | +1.0% | |
| Clay County, NE | Not scored | 7 | 28.1 | $474K | +1.1% | |
| Stanton County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 13.0 | $1.1M | −1.4% | |
| Dixon County, NE | Not scored | 8 | 36.6 | $376K | +0.4% | |
| Fillmore County, NE | Not scored | 5 | 21.2 | $639K | −2.0% | |
| Cherry County, NE | Not scored | 8 | 35.8 | $342K | +1.9% | |
| Boone County, NE | Not scored | 11 | 50.2 | $267K | −0.1% | |
| Johnson County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 17.6 | $700K | −1.4% | |
| Polk County, NE | Not scored | 5 | 23.7 | $576K | +1.1% | |
| Sheridan County, NE | Not scored | 5 | 23.7 | $535K | −5.7% | |
| Thayer County, NE | Not scored | 5 | 24.0 | $526K | −3.6% | |
| Furnas County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 19.9 | $661K | −2.2% | |
| Morrill County, NE | Not scored | 2 | 10.4 | $1.2M | −3.3% | |
| Nuckolls County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 20.8 | $663K | +0.2% | |
| Valley County, NE | Not scored | 7 | 39.0 | $334K | +0.9% | |
| Chase County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 27.1 | $450K | −4.4% | |
| Webster County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 20.1 | $698K | −1.6% | |
| Nance County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.0% | |
| Kimball County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 26.9 | $415K | −0.5% | |
| Sherman County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 7.5 | $1.8M | −1.2% | |
| Brown County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 23.5 | $499K | −2.6% | |
| Harlan County, NE | Not scored | 2 | 16.7 | $874K | −1.9% | |
| Franklin County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 23.2 | $581K | −3.1% | |
| Perkins County, NE | Not scored | 6 | 50.3 | $269K | −0.3% | |
| Frontier County, NE | Not scored | 5 | 46.6 | $285K | +6.0% | |
| Hitchcock County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 36.0 | $384K | −5.9% | |
| Pawnee County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 27.5 | $435K | −1.0% | |
| Greeley County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 31.3 | $445K | −1.3% | |
| Gosper County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 12.0 | $1.2M | −4.8% | |
| Deuel County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 35.8 | $389K | +1.6% | |
| Garden County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 11.7 | $942K | −4.5% | |
| Dundy County, NE | Not scored | 2 | 25.7 | $537K | −5.2% | |
| Garfield County, NE | Not scored | 2 | 28.5 | $477K | −5.4% | |
| Boyd County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 40.3 | $383K | −7.5% | |
| Rock County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 66.7 | $214K | −0.7% | |
| Sioux County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.7% | |
| Wheeler County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 27.9 | $555K | +2.1% | |
| Hayes County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 26.5 | $546K | −3.2% | |
| Keya Paha County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 33.1 | $485K | +4.2% | |
| Logan County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 33.4 | $461K | −6.0% | |
| Banner County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Hooker County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.8% | |
| Grant County, NE | Not scored | 2 | 70.4 | $196K | −8.3% | |
| Loup County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 41.0 | $385K | −6.1% | |
| Thomas County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 32.9 | $389K | −4.8% | |
| Arthur County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.9% | |
| McPherson County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.8% | |
| Blaine County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 50.8 | $306K | +6.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 auto repair shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Nebraska?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,849 auto repair shops in Nebraska. 349 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 1,195 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. Official counts list 1,758 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Nebraska spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $914.6M a year, or $1,146 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,849 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $495K 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 797,847 households in Nebraska and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nebraska compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Nebraska has 23.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $495K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Nebraska would have about 2,057, against 1,849 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 668 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Nebraska has the highest market score for auto repair shops?
Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Nebraska, the Omaha metro area scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Among 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Nebraska, the Lexington area scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Among 26 scored counties in Nebraska, Sarpy County scores highest, at 82 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Nebraska scores 54 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #25 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Nebraska. It maps the auto repair shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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- Car washes and detailing357 listings
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- Insurance agencies1,626 listings
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