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Auto repair shops in Zavala County, TX

How Zavala County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $793 a household
Spending per listing
$519K
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.3
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,037
−6.5% 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

At $793 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Zavala County spend about $2.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $519K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 17% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 5 auto repair shops on map listings in Zavala County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 15.3 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for mechanical, body and glass repair in Zavala County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Zavala County from 2020 to 2025 at −6.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Zavala 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 Zavala County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureZavala CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.326.121.5
Spending per listing$519K$352K$445K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,058955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.9%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$793$918$958
Median household income$36,749$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

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
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Zavala 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 Zavala County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,037−6.5% since 2020
Households
3,271
Median age
32.7
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,297 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$36,749
Average household income
$50,963
Median home value
$98,800
Jobs located here
2,488
Daytime population
7,833Residents 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 Zavala 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
Zavala County, TXNot scored515.3$519K−6.5%

Other business types in Zavala County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 auto repair shops in Zavala County. 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 Zavala County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $2.6M a year, or $793 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $519K 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 3,271 households in Zavala County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Zavala County has 15.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $519K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Zavala County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Zavala County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Zavala County at 9,037 people in 2025, down 6.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,271 households. Median household income in Zavala County is $36,749, 54% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Zavala County

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