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Auto repair shops in Pecos County, TX
How Pecos 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 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,330 of 2,378 scored counties
#158 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 20
- 4 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $976 a household
- Spending per listing
- $256K
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.2
- 78% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,560
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Pecos County is 15 (low), #2,330 of 2,378 scored counties and #158 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 auto repair shops in Pecos County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 38.2 for every 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Pecos County spend about $5.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $976 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $256K per shop, 43% 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 8 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Pecos County in 2023. That is one for every 655 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $292K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Pecos County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pecos County declined 4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Pecos 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 | Pecos County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.2 | 26.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $256K | $352K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 655 | 1,058 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.9% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $976 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,750 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 204 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $292K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Pecos 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 Pecos County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,560−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,238
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 4,764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $72,750+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,352
- Median home value
- $165,700
- Jobs located here
- 3,945
- Daytime population
- 12,681Residents 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 |
| 158Pecos County, TX | 15 | 20 | 38.2 | $256K | −4.1% | #2,330 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Pecos 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 Pecos County, TX?
There are 20 auto repair shops on map listings in Pecos County as of September 2026. 4 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pecos County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.1M a year, or $976 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $256K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,238 households in Pecos County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pecos County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Pecos County has 38.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $256K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Pecos County would have about 12, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 655 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Pecos County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Pecos County at 14,560 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,238 households. The median household income in Pecos County is $72,750 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.8% 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. Pecos County scores 15 for auto repair shops (low), #2,330 of 2,378 scored counties.
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