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Auto repair shops in Liberty County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Liberty County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #830 of 2,378 scored counties
#35 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 90
- 5 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $31.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,018 a household
- Spending per listing
- $353K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.9
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 121,364
- +31.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Liberty County comes to about $31.7M a year: $1,018 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 90 auto repair shops, that is $353K per shop, 21% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Liberty County has 90 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 28.9 for every 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Liberty County was 24 in 2023. That is one for every 1,299 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 209 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Liberty County grew 31.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Liberty County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #830 of 2,378 scored counties and #35 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Liberty 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 | Liberty County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.9 | 26.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $353K | $352K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,299 | 1,058 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.9% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +31.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,018 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,703 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 24
- Employees, 2023
- 107
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 209Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 905 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 71The 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 Liberty 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 Liberty County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 121,364+31.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,183
- Median age
- 33.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,159 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 89
- Median household income
- $68,703+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,482
- Median home value
- $181,700
- Jobs located here
- 18,343
- Daytime population
- 79,956Residents 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 |
| 35Liberty County, TX | 58 | 90 | 28.9 | $353K | +31.3% | #830 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Liberty 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 Liberty County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 90 auto repair shops in Liberty County. 5 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 209 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Liberty County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $31.7M a year, or $1,018 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 90 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $353K 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 31,183 households in Liberty County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Liberty County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Liberty County has 28.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $353K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Liberty County would have about 71, against 90 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,299 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Liberty County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Liberty County at 121,364 people in 2025, up 31.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,183 households. Median household income in Liberty County is $68,703, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.4%, 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. Liberty County scores 58 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #830 of 2,378 scored counties.
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