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Auto repair shops in Wharton County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Wharton County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,196 of 2,378 scored counties
#55 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 38
- 4 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $961 a household
- Spending per listing
- $402K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.9
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,060
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 auto repair shops in Wharton County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 23.9 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $961 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Wharton County spend about $15.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 38 auto repair shops, that is $402K per shop, 10% 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 12 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Wharton County in 2023. That is one for every 1,324 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 70 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Wharton County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Wharton County is 50 (upper middle), #1,196 of 2,378 scored counties and #55 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Wharton 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 | Wharton County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.9 | 26.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $402K | $352K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,324 | 1,058 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.9% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $961 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,924 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 70Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 384 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Wharton 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 Wharton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,060+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 15,890
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,086 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $66,924+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,050
- Median home value
- $189,900
- Jobs located here
- 15,145
- Daytime population
- 34,718Residents 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 |
| 55Wharton County, TX | 50 | 38 | 23.9 | $402K | +1.2% | #1,196 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Wharton 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 Wharton County, TX?
Wharton County has 38 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (11%) 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 70 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Wharton County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.3M a year, or $961 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $402K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,890 households in Wharton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wharton County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Wharton County has 23.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $402K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Wharton County would have about 34, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,324 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Wharton County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Wharton County at 42,060 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,890 households. The median household income in Wharton County is $66,924 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.5% 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. Wharton County scores 50 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,196 of 2,378 scored counties.
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