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Auto repair shops in Tarrant County, TX

The auto repair shops in Tarrant County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,536 of 2,378 scored counties
#92 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
2,109
395 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
833
+11.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$736M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $941 a household
Spending per listing
$349K
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.0
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,248,466
+6.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Tarrant County spend about $736M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $941 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2,109 auto repair shops, that is $349K per shop, 22% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Tarrant County has 2,109 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 395 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.0, 26% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Tarrant County was 833 in 2023, up 11.4% from 2019. That is one for every 939 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 2,815 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 30 SBA-backed loans worth $16.4M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Tarrant County.

Population estimates show Tarrant County grew 6.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Tarrant County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,536 of 2,378 scored counties and #92 of 162 scored counties in Texas.

How Tarrant 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.

Auto repair shops in Tarrant County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureTarrant CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.026.121.5
Spending per listing$349K$352K$445K
Households per official establishment9391,058955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.4%+10.9%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$941$918$958
Median household income$84,207$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4346

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
748 → 833+11.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
5,402
Annual payroll, 2023
$311M
One-person businesses, 2023
2,815Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2,109395 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,655The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
30
Amount
$16.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Tarrant 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 Tarrant County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,248,466+6.3% since 2020
Households
782,419
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
865 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,504
Median household income
$84,207+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$115,895
Median home value
$323,900
Jobs located here
1,082,620
Daytime population
2,204,028Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with Tarrant County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chambers County, TX902514.5$745K+22.6%#23 of 2,378
2Fort Bend County, TX8545815.6$680K+17.4%#51 of 2,378
3San Jacinto County, TX83109.2$1.1M+7.1%#64 of 2,378
4Falls County, TX8069.5$967K+5.5%#109 of 2,378
5Collin County, TX7770717.0$586K+20.6%#173 of 2,378
6Denton County, TX7666318.4$553K+16.9%#199 of 2,378
7Llano County, TX751614.9$603K+9.5%#213 of 2,378
8Jones County, TX751220.3$505K+6.1%#218 of 2,378
9Franklin County, TX74820.5$532K+6.0%#240 of 2,378
10Wilson County, TX733720.3$569K+12.2%#267 of 2,378
92Tarrant County, TX432,10927.0$349K+6.3%#1,536 of 2,378

Other business types in Tarrant County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Tarrant County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,109 auto repair shops in Tarrant County. 395 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 833 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 11.4% from 2019. Another 2,815 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Tarrant County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $736M a year, or $941 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,109 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $349K 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 782,419 households in Tarrant County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Tarrant County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Tarrant County has 27.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $349K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Tarrant County would have about 1,655, against 2,109 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 939 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Tarrant County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Tarrant County at 2,248,466 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 782,419 households. Median household income in Tarrant County is $84,207, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. 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. Tarrant County scores 43 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,536 of 2,378 scored counties.

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