Auto · Small-town market · Texas
Auto repair shops in the Zapata, TX area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Zapata, TX area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 11 out of 100: Low
Ranked #536 of 538 scored small-town markets
#40 of 41 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $811 a household
- Spending per listing
- $265K
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.7
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,753
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Zapata area is 11 (low), #536 of 538 scored small-town markets and #40 of 41 scored small-town markets based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Zapata area spend about $3.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $811 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $265K per shop, 41% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
The Zapata area has 14 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.7, 43% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for mechanical, body and glass repair in the Zapata area, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in the Zapata area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Zapata 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 | Zapata area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.7 | 26.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $265K | $352K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,058 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.9% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $811 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $39,239 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 11 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Zapata 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 Zapata area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,753−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 4,565
- Median age
- 33.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 998 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 14
- Median household income
- $39,239+15.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $55,044
- Median home value
- $97,100
- Jobs located here
- 2,023
- Daytime population
- 10,968Residents 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 Zapata 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 |
| 40Zapata, TX | 11 | 14 | 30.7 | $265K | −0.9% | #536 of 538 |
Other business types in the Zapata area
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 the Zapata, TX area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 auto repair shops in the Zapata area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in the Zapata area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Zapata, TX area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $3.7M a year, or $811 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $265K 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 4,565 households in the Zapata area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Zapata, TX area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Zapata area has 30.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $265K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Zapata area would have about 8, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is the Zapata, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Zapata area at 13,753 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,565 households. Median household income in the Zapata area is $39,239, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.6%, 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 Zapata area scores 11 for auto repair shops (low), #536 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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