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Auto repair shops in Dawson County, NE
How Dawson County, NE compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #801 of 2,378 scored counties
#6 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 22
- 5 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,290 a household
- Spending per listing
- $536K
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.1
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,452
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 auto repair shops in Dawson County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 23%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.1, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Dawson County comes to about $11.8M a year: $1,290 per household, 35% above the U.S. average. That is about $536K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 21% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Dawson County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 610 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Dawson County.
Population estimates show Dawson County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Dawson County is 58 (upper middle), #801 of 2,378 scored counties and #6 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Dawson 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 | Dawson County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.1 | 23.2 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $536K | $495K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 610 | 668 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,290 | $1,146 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,880 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 225 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Dawson 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 Dawson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,452+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,145
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,014 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $69,880+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,897
- Median home value
- $166,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,382
- Daytime population
- 24,113Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Dawson County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Dawson 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 Dawson County, NE?
There are 22 auto repair shops on map listings in Dawson County as of September 2026. 5 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 34 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dawson County, NE spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.8M a year, or $1,290 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $536K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,145 households in Dawson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dawson County, NE compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Dawson County has 24.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $536K, 21% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Dawson County would have about 27, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 610 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Dawson County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Dawson County at 24,452 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,145 households. The median household income in Dawson County is $69,880 a year, 13% 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. Dawson County scores 58 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #801 of 2,378 scored counties.
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