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Auto repair shops in Grayson County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Grayson County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,259 of 2,378 scored counties
#61 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 154
- 23 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 51
- +24.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $52.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $954 a household
- Spending per listing
- $342K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.9
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 153,613
- +12.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Grayson County spend about $52.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $954 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $342K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Grayson County has 154 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 27.9 per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 51 businesses with payroll in Grayson County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 24.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,083 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 205 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.8M has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Grayson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Grayson County from 2020 to 2025 at +12.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Grayson County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,259 of 2,378 scored counties and #61 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Grayson 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.
| Measure | Grayson County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.9 | 26.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $342K | $352K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,083 | 1,058 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.4% | +10.9% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $954 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,182 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 51+24.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 261
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 205Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15423 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 119The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Grayson 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 Grayson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 153,613+12.8% since 2020
- Households
- 55,248
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 933 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 154
- Median household income
- $72,182+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,000
- Median home value
- $248,400
- Jobs located here
- 48,982
- Daytime population
- 126,889Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chambers County, TX | 90 | 25 | 14.5 | $745K | +22.6% | #23 of 2,378 |
| 2Fort Bend County, TX | 85 | 458 | 15.6 | $680K | +17.4% | #51 of 2,378 |
| 3San Jacinto County, TX | 83 | 10 | 9.2 | $1.1M | +7.1% | #64 of 2,378 |
| 4Falls County, TX | 80 | 6 | 9.5 | $967K | +5.5% | #109 of 2,378 |
| 5Collin County, TX | 77 | 707 | 17.0 | $586K | +20.6% | #173 of 2,378 |
| 6Denton County, TX | 76 | 663 | 18.4 | $553K | +16.9% | #199 of 2,378 |
| 7Llano County, TX | 75 | 16 | 14.9 | $603K | +9.5% | #213 of 2,378 |
| 8Jones County, TX | 75 | 12 | 20.3 | $505K | +6.1% | #218 of 2,378 |
| 9Franklin County, TX | 74 | 8 | 20.5 | $532K | +6.0% | #240 of 2,378 |
| 10Wilson County, TX | 73 | 37 | 20.3 | $569K | +12.2% | #267 of 2,378 |
| 61Grayson County, TX | 49 | 154 | 27.9 | $342K | +12.8% | #1,259 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Grayson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Grayson County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 154 auto repair shops in Grayson County. 23 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 24.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 205 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grayson County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $52.7M a year, or $954 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 154 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $342K 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 55,248 households in Grayson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grayson County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Grayson County has 27.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $342K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Grayson County would have about 119, against 154 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,083 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Grayson County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Grayson County at 153,613 people in 2025, up 12.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,248 households. Median household income in Grayson County is $72,182, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Grayson County scores 49 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,259 of 2,378 scored counties.
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