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Auto repair shops in San Patricio County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in San Patricio County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #742 of 2,378 scored counties
#31 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 49
- 4 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $863 a household
- Spending per listing
- $446K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.3
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,053
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 49 auto repair shops in San Patricio County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 8%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 19.3 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $863 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in San Patricio County spend about $21.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $446K of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with 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 12 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in San Patricio County in 2023. That is one for every 2,111 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 83 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in San Patricio County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in San Patricio County is 60 (upper middle), #742 of 2,378 scored counties and #31 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How San Patricio 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 | San Patricio County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.3 | 26.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $446K | $352K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,111 | 1,058 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.9% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $863 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,704 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 39
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 83Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 494 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in San Patricio 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 San Patricio County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,053+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 25,334
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 693 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $69,704+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,173
- Median home value
- $192,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,429
- Daytime population
- 62,367Residents 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 |
| 31San Patricio County, TX | 60 | 49 | 19.3 | $446K | +4.7% | #742 of 2,378 |
Other business types in San Patricio 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 San Patricio County, TX?
San Patricio County has 49 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 83 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in San Patricio County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $21.9M a year, or $863 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $446K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,334 households in San Patricio County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Patricio County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
San Patricio County has 19.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $446K, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,111 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is San Patricio County, TX growing?
Population estimates put San Patricio County at 72,053 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,334 households. The median household income in San Patricio County is $69,704 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.3% 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. San Patricio County scores 60 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #742 of 2,378 scored counties.
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