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Auto repair shops in Young County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,260 of 2,378 scored counties
#150 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
29
2 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $877 a household
Spending per listing
$231K
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
37.9
76% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,154
+1.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Young County is 20 (low), #2,260 of 2,378 scored counties and #150 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $877 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Young County spend about $6.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 29 auto repair shops, that is $231K per shop, 48% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 29 auto repair shops on map listings in Young County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 37.9 for every 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Young County in 2023. That is one for every 695 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates show Young County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Young 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 Young County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureYoung CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households37.926.121.5
Spending per listing$231K$352K$445K
Households per official establishment6951,058955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.9%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$877$918$958
Median household income$68,010$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score2046

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 11
Employees, 2023
59
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
292 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Young 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 Young County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,154+1.7% since 2020
Households
7,643
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
915 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$68,010+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,767
Median home value
$175,800
Jobs located here
6,560
Daytime population
16,034Residents 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 Young 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
150Young County, TX202937.9$231K+1.7%#2,260 of 2,378

Other business types in Young County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 29 auto repair shops in Young County. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $6.7M a year, or $877 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $231K 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 7,643 households in Young County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Young County has 37.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $231K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Young County would have about 15, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 695 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Young County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Young County at 18,154 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,643 households. Median household income in Young County is $68,010, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Young County scores 20 for auto repair shops (low), #2,260 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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