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Auto repair shops in the Midland, TX metro area

How the Midland, TX metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #291 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
187
34 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
89
+19.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$66.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $956 a household
Spending per listing
$356K
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.9
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
193,139
+9.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 187 auto repair shops in the Midland metro area. 34 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 26.9 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in the Midland metro area spend about $66.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $956 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 187 auto repair shops, that is $356K per shop, 20% 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.

Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Midland metro area in 2023, up 19.4% from 2019. That is one for every 782 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 352 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show the Midland metro area grew 9.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, the Midland metro area has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #291 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.

How the Midland 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.

Auto repair shops in Midland, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureMidland metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.926.121.5
Spending per listing$356K$352K$445K
Households per official establishment7821,058955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.4%+10.9%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$956$918$958
Median household income$92,952$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3746

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
89+19.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
560
Annual payroll, 2023
$37.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
352Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
18734 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
150The 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 the Midland 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 Midland metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
193,139+9.8% since 2020
Households
69,624
Median age
34.0
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,815 sq. mi.
People per square mile
99
Median household income
$92,952+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,045
Median home value
$309,400
Jobs located here
119,441
Daytime population
214,353Residents 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 metro areas in Texas for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Midland metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX661,95519.8$463K+14.0%#81 of 387
2College Station-Bryan, TX5520919.8$443K+6.9%#160 of 387
3Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX507,26525.1$378K+10.6%#205 of 387
4Sherman-Denison, TX4915427.9$342K+12.8%#212 of 387
5San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX482,42025.0$362K+9.5%#224 of 387
6Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX487,26027.3$337K+10.3%#225 of 387
7McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX4679329.3$297K+5.6%#244 of 387
8Brownsville-Harlingen, TX4333524.2$348K+3.0%#264 of 387
9Killeen-Temple, TX4143624.5$363K+7.2%#270 of 387
10Midland, TX3718726.9$356K+9.8%#291 of 387

Other business types in the Midland metro area

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in the Midland, TX metro area?

There are 187 auto repair shops on map listings in the Midland metro area as of September 2026. 34 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 19.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 352 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Midland, TX metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $66.6M a year, or $956 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 187 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $356K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 69,624 households in the Midland metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Midland, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

The Midland metro area has 26.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $356K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Midland metro area would have about 150, against 187 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 782 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Midland, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Midland metro area at 193,139 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,624 households. The median household income in the Midland metro area is $92,952 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.5% 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 Midland metro area scores 37 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #291 of 387 scored metro areas.

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