Auto · Small-town market · Nebraska
Auto repair shops in the Lexington, NE area
How the Lexington, NE area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #102 of 538 scored small-town markets
#1 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska
- Listings
- 23
- 5 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,300 a household
- Spending per listing
- $564K
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.0
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,255
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Lexington area comes to about $13M a year: $1,300 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. Spread across 23 auto repair shops, that is $564K per shop, 27% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
The Lexington area has 23 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 23.0 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in the Lexington area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 624 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 34 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Lexington area.
Population estimates show the Lexington area grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Lexington area scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #102 of 538 scored small-town markets and #1 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Lexington area 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 | Lexington area | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.0 | 23.2 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $564K | $495K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 624 | 668 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,300 | $1,146 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,652 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 235 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 the Lexington 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 Lexington area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,255+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,981
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,472 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $70,652+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,728
- Median home value
- $169,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,857
- Daytime population
- 25,770Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Nebraska for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with the Lexington area marked.
Top small-town markets in Nebraska
| 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 |
Other business types in the Lexington 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 Lexington, NE area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 auto repair shops in the Lexington area. 5 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lexington, NE area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13M a year, or $1,300 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $564K 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 9,981 households in the Lexington area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lexington, NE area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Lexington area has 23.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $564K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Lexington area would have about 29, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 624 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lexington, NE area growing?
Population estimates put the Lexington area at 26,255 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,981 households. Median household income in the Lexington area is $70,652, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. 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 Lexington area scores 66 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #102 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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