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Auto repair shops in Nueces County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Nueces County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,165 of 2,378 scored counties
#142 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 395
- 66 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 128
- +4.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $109.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $834 a household
- Spending per listing
- $277K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.1
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 352,992
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Nueces County scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #2,165 of 2,378 scored counties and #142 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 395 auto repair shops in Nueces County. 66 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 30.1 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Nueces County spend about $109.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $834 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $277K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 38% 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 128 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Nueces County in 2023, up 4.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,025 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Nueces County. Population estimates show Nueces County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Nueces 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 | Nueces County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.1 | 26.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $277K | $352K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,025 | 1,058 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.9% | +10.9% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $834 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,897 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 122 → 128+4.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 889
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 411Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 39566 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 246The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Nueces 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 Nueces County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 352,992−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 131,160
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 839 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 420
- Median household income
- $66,897+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,650
- Median home value
- $208,800
- Jobs located here
- 153,852
- Daytime population
- 357,013Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with Nueces County marked.
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 |
| 142Nueces County, TX | 25 | 395 | 30.1 | $277K | −0.2% | #2,165 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Nueces County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Nueces County, TX?
Nueces County has 395 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 66 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 128 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 4.9% from 2019. Official counts list 411 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Nueces County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $109.3M a year, or $834 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 395 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $277K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 131,160 households in Nueces County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nueces County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Nueces County has 30.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $277K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Nueces County would have about 246, against 395 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,025 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Nueces County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Nueces County at 352,992 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 131,160 households. The median household income in Nueces County is $66,897 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Nueces County scores 25 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #2,165 of 2,378 scored counties.
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