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Auto repair shops in the Nacogdoches, TX area

The auto repair shops in the Nacogdoches, TX area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #343 of 538 scored small-town markets
#19 of 41 scored small-town markets based in Texas

Listings
68
5 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$21.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $864 a household
Spending per listing
$322K
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.9
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,035
+2.2% 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

At $864 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Nacogdoches area spend about $21.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 68 auto repair shops, that is $322K per shop, 28% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

The Nacogdoches area has 68 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.9, 25% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Nacogdoches area was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 1,265 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 76 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Nacogdoches area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Nacogdoches area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, the Nacogdoches area has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #343 of 538 scored small-town markets and #19 of 41 scored small-town markets based in Texas.

How the Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches, TX area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureNacogdoches areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.926.121.5
Spending per listing$322K$352K$445K
Households per official establishment1,2651,058955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.9%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$864$918$958
Median household income$53,555$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4446

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20
Employees, 2023
119
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
76Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
685 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches area

Population, 2025 estimate
66,035+2.2% since 2020
Households
25,302
Median age
35.3
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
946 sq. mi.
People per square mile
69
Median household income
$53,555+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,396
Median home value
$169,200
Jobs located here
22,006
Daytime population
62,663Residents 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 small-town markets in Texas for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Nacogdoches area marked.

Top small-town markets in Texas

Small-town markets in Texas ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jacksonville, TX654223.1$400K+5.4%#118 of 538
2Huntsville, TX625019.2$417K+9.5%#151 of 538
3El Campo, TX583823.9$402K+1.2%#187 of 538
4Granbury, TX586927.0$374K+13.6%#188 of 538
5Mineral Wells, TX573026.7$353K+8.2%#201 of 538
6Athens, TX569728.9$327K+7.5%#213 of 538
7Bay City, TX553019.4$441K+0.5%#222 of 538
8Fredericksburg, TX543026.1$382K+6.6%#239 of 538
9Corsicana, TX535227.3$354K+8.2%#254 of 538
10Raymondville, TX52915.8$537K−0.8%#258 of 538
19Nacogdoches, TX446826.9$322K+2.2%#343 of 538

Other business types in the Nacogdoches area

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 68 auto repair shops in the Nacogdoches area. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 76 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $21.9M a year, or $864 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $322K 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 25,302 households in the Nacogdoches area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Nacogdoches area has 26.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $322K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Nacogdoches area would have about 49, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,265 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is the Nacogdoches, TX area growing?

Population estimates put the Nacogdoches area at 66,035 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,302 households. Median household income in the Nacogdoches area is $53,555, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.4%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Nacogdoches area scores 44 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #343 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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