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Auto repair shops in the Laredo, TX metro area
The auto repair shops in the Laredo, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #306 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 249
- 28 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 83
- +13.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $73.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $900 a household
- Spending per listing
- $294K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.6
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 281,224
- +5.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Laredo metro area scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #306 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 249 auto repair shops in the Laredo metro area. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 30.6 per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $900 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in the Laredo metro area spend about $73.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $294K per shop, 34% 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 83 businesses with payroll in the Laredo metro area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 13.7% from 2019. That is one for every 980 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Laredo metro area. Population estimates show the Laredo metro area grew 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Laredo metro area 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 | Laredo metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.6 | 26.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $294K | $352K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 980 | 1,058 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.7% | +10.9% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $900 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,058 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 83+13.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 873
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $52.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 724Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24928 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 165The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Laredo metro 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 Laredo metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 281,224+5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 81,373
- Median age
- 30.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,362 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $63,058+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,101
- Median home value
- $189,900
- Jobs located here
- 100,368
- Daytime population
- 263,275Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Laredo metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 66 | 1,955 | 19.8 | $463K | +14.0% | #81 of 387 |
| 2College Station-Bryan, TX | 55 | 209 | 19.8 | $443K | +6.9% | #160 of 387 |
| 3Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 50 | 7,265 | 25.1 | $378K | +10.6% | #205 of 387 |
| 4Sherman-Denison, TX | 49 | 154 | 27.9 | $342K | +12.8% | #212 of 387 |
| 5San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 48 | 2,420 | 25.0 | $362K | +9.5% | #224 of 387 |
| 6Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 48 | 7,260 | 27.3 | $337K | +10.3% | #225 of 387 |
| 7McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 46 | 793 | 29.3 | $297K | +5.6% | #244 of 387 |
| 8Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 43 | 335 | 24.2 | $348K | +3.0% | #264 of 387 |
| 9Killeen-Temple, TX | 41 | 436 | 24.5 | $363K | +7.2% | #270 of 387 |
| 10Midland, TX | 37 | 187 | 26.9 | $356K | +9.8% | #291 of 387 |
| 11Laredo, TX | 35 | 249 | 30.6 | $294K | +5.2% | #306 of 387 |
Other business types in the Laredo metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in the Laredo, TX metro area?
There are 249 auto repair shops on map listings in the Laredo metro area as of September 2026. 28 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 13.7% from 2019. Official counts list 724 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Laredo, TX metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $73.2M a year, or $900 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 249 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $294K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 81,373 households in the Laredo metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Laredo, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Laredo metro area has 30.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $294K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Laredo metro area would have about 165, against 249 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 980 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Laredo, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Laredo metro area at 281,224 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 81,373 households. The median household income in the Laredo metro area is $63,058 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.7% 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. The Laredo metro area scores 35 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #306 of 387 scored metro areas.
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