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Auto repair shops in Lamb County, TX
How Lamb County, TX 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,445 of 2,378 scored counties
#84 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 12
- 3 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,002 a household
- Spending per listing
- $390K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.7
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,579
- −3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Lamb County spend about $4.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,002 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $390K per shop, 12% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 12 auto repair shops on map listings in Lamb County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 25.7 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Lamb County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,559 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Lamb County declined 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Lamb County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,445 of 2,378 scored counties and #84 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Lamb 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 | Lamb County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.7 | 26.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $390K | $352K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,559 | 1,058 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.9% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,002 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,760 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 5
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $111K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Lamb 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 Lamb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,579−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 4,677
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,016 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $60,760+34.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,561
- Median home value
- $82,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,569
- Daytime population
- 10,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with Lamb County marked.
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 |
| 84Lamb County, TX | 45 | 12 | 25.7 | $390K | −3.3% | #1,445 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Lamb County
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 Lamb County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 auto repair shops in Lamb County. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lamb County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.7M a year, or $1,002 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $390K 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 4,677 households in Lamb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lamb County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Lamb County has 25.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $390K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lamb County would have about 11, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,559 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Lamb County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Lamb County at 12,579 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,677 households. Median household income in Lamb County is $60,760, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.7%, 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. Lamb County scores 45 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,445 of 2,378 scored counties.
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