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Auto repair shops in Hall County, NE

How Hall 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,398 of 2,378 scored counties
#15 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
67
18 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
32
+10.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$27.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,118 a household
Spending per listing
$410K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.3
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
63,633
+1.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,118 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Hall County spend about $27.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $410K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Hall County has 67 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 27%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 27.3 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Hall County in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 768 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 58 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Hall County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Hall County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,398 of 2,378 scored counties and #15 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska.

How Hall 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.

Auto repair shops in Hall County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureHall CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.323.221.5
Spending per listing$410K$495K$445K
Households per official establishment768668955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.3%+3.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,118$1,146$958
Median household income$69,251$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score4654

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
29 → 32+10.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
256
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
58Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6718 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
62The 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 Hall 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 Hall County

Population, 2025 estimate
63,633+1.4% since 2020
Households
24,587
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
547 sq. mi.
People per square mile
114
Median household income
$69,251+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,848
Median home value
$224,600
Jobs located here
35,068
Daytime population
66,331Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Hall County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sarpy County, NE8212216.5$742K+9.0%#80 of 2,378
2Saline County, NE731529.2$495K+1.9%#274 of 2,378
3Cass County, NE702018.5$729K+3.9%#333 of 2,378
4Saunders County, NE681719.1$702K+6.0%#406 of 2,378
5Douglas County, NE6546219.4$532K+3.6%#524 of 2,378
6Dawson County, NE582224.1$536K+1.5%#801 of 2,378
7Dakota County, NE571621.5$552K+0.7%#845 of 2,378
8Lancaster County, NE5728921.5$494K+3.4%#855 of 2,378
9Otoe County, NE541828.2$453K+3.9%#1,012 of 2,378
10Washington County, NE522529.7$452K+1.8%#1,110 of 2,378
15Hall County, NE466727.3$410K+1.4%#1,398 of 2,378

Other business types in Hall County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Hall County, NE?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 67 auto repair shops in Hall County. 18 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 58 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Hall County, NE spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $27.5M a year, or $1,118 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $410K 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 24,587 households in Hall County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hall County, NE compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Hall County has 27.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $410K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Hall County would have about 62, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 768 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Hall County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Hall County at 63,633 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,587 households. Median household income in Hall County is $69,251, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Hall County scores 46 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,398 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Hall County

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