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Auto repair shops in Deaf Smith County, TX

The auto repair shops in Deaf Smith County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 23 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,200 of 2,378 scored counties
#145 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
22
2 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $978 a household
Spending per listing
$269K
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
36.4
69% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,626
+0.5% 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

Deaf Smith County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #2,200 of 2,378 scored counties and #145 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 22 auto repair shops in Deaf Smith County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 9%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 36.4 per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Deaf Smith County spend about $5.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $978 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $269K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 39% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Deaf Smith County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 672 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates show Deaf Smith County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Deaf Smith County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Deaf Smith County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureDeaf Smith CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households36.426.121.5
Spending per listing$269K$352K$445K
Households per official establishment6721,058955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.9%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$978$918$958
Median household income$60,799$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score2346

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 9
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
28Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
222 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 Deaf Smith 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 Deaf Smith County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,626+0.5% since 2020
Households
6,051
Median age
31.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,497 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$60,799+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,276
Median home value
$121,300
Jobs located here
8,711
Daytime population
18,792Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with Deaf Smith County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chambers County, TX902514.5$745K+22.6%#23 of 2,378
2Fort Bend County, TX8545815.6$680K+17.4%#51 of 2,378
3San Jacinto County, TX83109.2$1.1M+7.1%#64 of 2,378
4Falls County, TX8069.5$967K+5.5%#109 of 2,378
5Collin County, TX7770717.0$586K+20.6%#173 of 2,378
6Denton County, TX7666318.4$553K+16.9%#199 of 2,378
7Llano County, TX751614.9$603K+9.5%#213 of 2,378
8Jones County, TX751220.3$505K+6.1%#218 of 2,378
9Franklin County, TX74820.5$532K+6.0%#240 of 2,378
10Wilson County, TX733720.3$569K+12.2%#267 of 2,378
145Deaf Smith County, TX232236.4$269K+0.5%#2,200 of 2,378

Other business types in Deaf Smith County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Deaf Smith County, TX?

Deaf Smith County has 22 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 28 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Deaf Smith County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $5.9M a year, or $978 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $269K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,051 households in Deaf Smith County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Deaf Smith County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Deaf Smith County has 36.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $269K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Deaf Smith County would have about 13, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 672 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Deaf Smith County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Deaf Smith County at 18,626 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,051 households. The median household income in Deaf Smith County is $60,799 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.3% 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. Deaf Smith County scores 23 for auto repair shops (low), #2,200 of 2,378 scored counties.

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