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Auto repair shops in Custer County, NE
The auto repair shops in Custer County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,395 of 2,378 scored counties
#14 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,325 a household
- Spending per listing
- $426K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.1
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,500
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 auto repair shops in Custer County. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 31.1 for every 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Custer County spend about $6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,325 per household, 38% above the U.S. average. That works out to $426K per shop, 4% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Custer County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 643 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Custer County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. Custer County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,395 of 2,378 scored counties and #14 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Custer County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Custer County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.1 | 23.2 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $426K | $495K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 643 | 668 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,325 | $1,146 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,906 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $759K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Custer 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 Custer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,5000.0% since 2020
- Households
- 4,502
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 2,576 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $67,906+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,495
- Median home value
- $157,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,714
- Daytime population
- 9,965Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| 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 |
| 14Custer County, NE | 46 | 14 | 31.1 | $426K | 0.0% | #1,395 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Custer County
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 Custer County, NE?
Custer County has 14 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Custer County, NE spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6M a year, or $1,325 per household. That is 38% above the U.S. average (an index of 138, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $426K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,502 households in Custer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Custer County, NE compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Custer County has 31.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $426K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Custer County would have about 13, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 643 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Custer County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Custer County at 10,500 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,502 households. The median household income in Custer County is $67,906 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.1% 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. Custer County scores 46 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,395 of 2,378 scored counties.
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