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Auto repair shops in Runnels County, TX
How Runnels County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $901 a household
- Spending per listing
- $264K
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.1
- 59% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,693
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 auto repair shops in Runnels County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.1, 59% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Runnels County spend about $3.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $901 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 auto repair shops, that is $264K per shop, 41% 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 5 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Runnels County in 2023. That is one for every 762 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Runnels County declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Runnels 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 | Runnels County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.1 | 26.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $264K | $352K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 762 | 1,058 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.9% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $901 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,632 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $198K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Runnels 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 Runnels County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,693−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 3,809
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,051 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $62,632
- Average household income
- $79,077
- Median home value
- $109,300
- Jobs located here
- 2,914
- Daytime population
- 8,303Residents 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 |
| Runnels County, TX | Not scored | 13 | 34.1 | $264K | −2.2% |
Other business types in Runnels County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Runnels County, TX?
Runnels County has 13 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Runnels County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $3.4M a year, or $901 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $264K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,809 households in Runnels County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Runnels County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Runnels County has 34.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $264K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Runnels County would have about 8, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 762 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Runnels County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Runnels County at 9,693 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,809 households. The median household income in Runnels County is $62,632 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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