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Collision repair and body shops in Nueces County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Nueces County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,014 of 1,327 scored counties
#60 of 82 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 48
- 9 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $109.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $834 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 352,992
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Nueces County is 34 (lower middle), #1,014 of 1,327 scored counties and #60 of 82 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 collision repair and body shops in Nueces County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $834 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Nueces County spend about $109.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 48 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.3M per shop, 26% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Nueces County was 32 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 4,099 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $496K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Nueces County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nueces County declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Nueces 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 collision repair and body 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 | Nueces County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,099 | 4,034 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +9.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $834 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,897 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 320.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 291
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 489 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $496K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Nueces 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 Nueces County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 352,992−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 131,160
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 839 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 420
- Median household income
- $66,897+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,650
- Median home value
- $208,800
- Jobs located here
- 153,852
- Daytime population
- 357,013Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fort Bend County, TX | 90 | 54 | 1.8 | $5.8M | +17.4% | #12 of 1,327 |
| 2Brazoria County, TX | 84 | 33 | 2.5 | $4.2M | +12.2% | #35 of 1,327 |
| 3Parker County, TX | 83 | 16 | 2.8 | $3.9M | +23.5% | #44 of 1,327 |
| 4Van Zandt County, TX | 82 | 5 | 2.2 | $4.6M | +10.7% | #53 of 1,327 |
| 5Caldwell County, TX | 74 | 5 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +20.0% | #146 of 1,327 |
| 6Collin County, TX | 71 | 108 | 2.6 | $3.8M | +20.6% | #192 of 1,327 |
| 7Liberty County, TX | 71 | 11 | 3.5 | $2.9M | +31.3% | #200 of 1,327 |
| 8Comal County, TX | 70 | 16 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +27.9% | #211 of 1,327 |
| 9Denton County, TX | 70 | 98 | 2.7 | $3.7M | +16.9% | #219 of 1,327 |
| 10Navarro County, TX | 69 | 6 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +8.2% | #246 of 1,327 |
| 60Nueces County, TX | 34 | 48 | 3.7 | $2.3M | −0.2% | #1,014 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Nueces County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care23
- Auto repair shops25
- Collision repair and body shops34
- Car washes and detailing15
- Tire shops29
- Oil change and quick lube40
- Gas stations49
- Insurance agencies28
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Nueces County, TX?
There are 48 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Nueces County as of September 2026. 9 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Nueces County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $109.3M a year, or $834 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 131,160 households in Nueces County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nueces County, TX compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Nueces County has 3.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Nueces County would have about 36, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,099 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Nueces County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Nueces County at 352,992 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 131,160 households. The median household income in Nueces County is $66,897 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Nueces County scores 34 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,014 of 1,327 scored counties.
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