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Auto repair shops in Kaufman County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,361 of 2,378 scored counties
#70 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
163
24 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
65
+20.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$54.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,069 a household
Spending per listing
$334K
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.0
49% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
209,235
+42.2% 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

Households in Kaufman County spend about $54.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,069 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 163 auto repair shops, that is $334K per shop, 25% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 163 auto repair shops on map listings in Kaufman County as of September 2026. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 15%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 32.0 per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 65 businesses with payroll in Kaufman County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 20.4% from 2019. That is one for every 784 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 311 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Kaufman County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kaufman County grew 42.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kaufman County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,361 of 2,378 scored counties and #70 of 162 scored counties in Texas.

How Kaufman 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 Kaufman County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureKaufman CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.026.121.5
Spending per listing$334K$352K$445K
Households per official establishment7841,058955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+20.4%+10.9%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+42.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,069$918$958
Median household income$89,485$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4746

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
54 → 65+20.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
348
Annual payroll, 2023
$20.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
311Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
16324 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
123The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Kaufman 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 Kaufman County

Population, 2025 estimate
209,235+42.2% since 2020
Households
50,990
Median age
34.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
781 sq. mi.
People per square mile
221
Median household income
$89,485+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,230
Median home value
$320,900
Jobs located here
36,419
Daytime population
125,602Residents 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 Kaufman 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
70Kaufman County, TX4716332.0$334K+42.2%#1,361 of 2,378

Other business types in Kaufman County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Kaufman County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 163 auto repair shops in Kaufman County. 24 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 20.4% from 2019. Another 311 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $54.5M a year, or $1,069 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 163 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $334K 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 50,990 households in Kaufman County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kaufman County has 32.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $334K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Kaufman County would have about 123, against 163 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 784 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Kaufman County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Kaufman County at 209,235 people in 2025, up 42.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,990 households. Median household income in Kaufman County is $89,485, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Kaufman County scores 47 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,361 of 2,378 scored counties.

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