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Auto repair shops in Newton County, TX

How Newton 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,036 of 2,378 scored counties
#48 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $846 a household
Spending per listing
$820K
84% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.3
52% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,954
−1.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 auto repair shops in Newton County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.3, 52% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $846 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Newton County spend about $4.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 5 auto repair shops, that is $820K per shop, 84% above 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Newton County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Newton County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Newton County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,036 of 2,378 scored counties and #48 of 162 scored counties in Texas.

How Newton 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.

Auto repair shops in Newton County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureNewton CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.326.121.5
Spending per listing$820K$352K$445K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,058955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.9%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$846$918$958
Median household income$42,618$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5346

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Newton 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 Newton County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,954−1.7% since 2020
Households
4,841
Median age
45.6
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
934 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$42,618+6.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,759
Median home value
$103,100
Jobs located here
665
Daytime population
8,562Residents 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 counties in Texas for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with Newton County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chambers County, TX902514.5$745K+22.6%#23 of 2,378
2Fort Bend County, TX8545815.6$680K+17.4%#51 of 2,378
3San Jacinto County, TX83109.2$1.1M+7.1%#64 of 2,378
4Falls County, TX8069.5$967K+5.5%#109 of 2,378
5Collin County, TX7770717.0$586K+20.6%#173 of 2,378
6Denton County, TX7666318.4$553K+16.9%#199 of 2,378
7Llano County, TX751614.9$603K+9.5%#213 of 2,378
8Jones County, TX751220.3$505K+6.1%#218 of 2,378
9Franklin County, TX74820.5$532K+6.0%#240 of 2,378
10Wilson County, TX733720.3$569K+12.2%#267 of 2,378
48Newton County, TX53510.3$820K−1.7%#1,036 of 2,378

Other business types in Newton County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Newton County, TX?

Newton County has 5 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Newton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Newton County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $4.1M a year, or $846 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $820K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,841 households in Newton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Newton County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Newton County has 10.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $820K, 84% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Newton County would have about 9, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Newton County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Newton County at 11,954 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,841 households. The median household income in Newton County is $42,618 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 6.3% 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. Newton County scores 53 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,036 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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