Auto · Small-town market · Texas
Auto repair shops in the Sweetwater, TX area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Sweetwater, TX area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #412 of 538 scored small-town markets
#29 of 41 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $801 a household
- Spending per listing
- $363K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.1
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,117
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Sweetwater area is 36 (lower middle), #412 of 538 scored small-town markets and #29 of 41 scored small-town markets based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $801 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Sweetwater area spend about $4.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $363K per shop, 18% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
The Sweetwater area has 13 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 22.1 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Sweetwater area in 2023. That is one for every 1,472 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sweetwater area declined 4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Sweetwater area 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 | Sweetwater area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.1 | 26.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $363K | $352K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,472 | 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 | $801 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $50,747 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $573K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 the Sweetwater area, 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 the Sweetwater area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,117−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,886
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 912 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $50,747+11.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,510
- Median home value
- $96,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,992
- Daytime population
- 13,606Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Texas for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Sweetwater area marked.
Top small-town markets in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacksonville, TX | 65 | 42 | 23.1 | $400K | +5.4% | #118 of 538 |
| 2Huntsville, TX | 62 | 50 | 19.2 | $417K | +9.5% | #151 of 538 |
| 3El Campo, TX | 58 | 38 | 23.9 | $402K | +1.2% | #187 of 538 |
| 4Granbury, TX | 58 | 69 | 27.0 | $374K | +13.6% | #188 of 538 |
| 5Mineral Wells, TX | 57 | 30 | 26.7 | $353K | +8.2% | #201 of 538 |
| 6Athens, TX | 56 | 97 | 28.9 | $327K | +7.5% | #213 of 538 |
| 7Bay City, TX | 55 | 30 | 19.4 | $441K | +0.5% | #222 of 538 |
| 8Fredericksburg, TX | 54 | 30 | 26.1 | $382K | +6.6% | #239 of 538 |
| 9Corsicana, TX | 53 | 52 | 27.3 | $354K | +8.2% | #254 of 538 |
| 10Raymondville, TX | 52 | 9 | 15.8 | $537K | −0.8% | #258 of 538 |
| 29Sweetwater, TX | 36 | 13 | 22.1 | $363K | −4.1% | #412 of 538 |
Other business types in the Sweetwater area
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 the Sweetwater, TX area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 auto repair shops in the Sweetwater area. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Sweetwater, TX area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.7M a year, or $801 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $363K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,886 households in the Sweetwater area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sweetwater, TX area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Sweetwater area has 22.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $363K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Sweetwater area would have about 11, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,472 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is the Sweetwater, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Sweetwater area at 14,117 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,886 households. Median household income in the Sweetwater area is $50,747, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.4%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Sweetwater area scores 36 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #412 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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