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Auto repair shops in Van Zandt County, TX
The auto repair shops in Van Zandt County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #926 of 2,378 scored counties
#40 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 63
- 3 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,003 a household
- Spending per listing
- $361K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.8
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,130
- +10.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 63 auto repair shops in Van Zandt County. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.8, 29% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,003 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Van Zandt County spend about $22.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $361K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 19% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Van Zandt County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,260 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 109 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Van Zandt County grew 10.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Van Zandt County is 56 (upper middle), #926 of 2,378 scored counties and #40 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Van Zandt 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 | Van Zandt County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.8 | 26.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $361K | $352K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,260 | 1,058 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.9% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,003 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,475 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 90
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 109Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 633 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The 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 Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,130+10.7% since 2020
- Households
- 22,682
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 843 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $69,475+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,380
- Median home value
- $222,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,630
- Daytime population
- 54,002Residents 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 |
| 40Van Zandt County, TX | 56 | 63 | 27.8 | $361K | +10.7% | #926 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County, TX?
Van Zandt County has 63 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 109 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Van Zandt County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $22.8M a year, or $1,003 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $361K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,682 households in Van Zandt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Van Zandt County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Van Zandt County has 27.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $361K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Van Zandt County would have about 51, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,260 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Van Zandt County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Van Zandt County at 66,130 people in 2025, up 10.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,682 households. The median household income in Van Zandt County is $69,475 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. Van Zandt County scores 56 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #926 of 2,378 scored counties.
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