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Auto repair and car care businesses in Bibb County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Bibb County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,443 of 2,401 scored counties
#34 of 63 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 37
- 9 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,007 a household
- Spending per listing
- $210K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.0
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,262
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 auto repair and car care businesses in Bibb County. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 48.0 per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Bibb County comes to about $7.8M a year: $1,007 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $210K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Bibb County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 963 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 36 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bibb County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Bibb County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,443 of 2,401 scored counties and #34 of 63 scored counties in Alabama.
How Bibb County compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses 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 | Bibb County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.0 | 36.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $210K | $255K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 963 | 754 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,007 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,541 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 379 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Bibb 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 Bibb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,262+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 7,704
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 623 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $52,541+10.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,481
- Median home value
- $145,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,818
- Daytime population
- 18,469Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Bibb County marked.
Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 84 | 122 | 29.8 | $356K | +18.0% | #66 of 2,401 |
| 2Henry County, AL | 78 | 15 | 21.2 | $427K | +7.1% | #157 of 2,401 |
| 3Lawrence County, AL | 76 | 43 | 31.6 | $348K | +2.3% | #206 of 2,401 |
| 4Cherokee County, AL | 76 | 30 | 29.4 | $338K | +5.8% | #207 of 2,401 |
| 5Lee County, AL | 75 | 191 | 27.5 | $342K | +8.6% | #233 of 2,401 |
| 6Winston County, AL | 73 | 27 | 28.7 | $368K | +1.4% | #270 of 2,401 |
| 7Baldwin County, AL | 72 | 304 | 30.8 | $314K | +14.8% | #315 of 2,401 |
| 8Elmore County, AL | 69 | 113 | 34.4 | $300K | +4.2% | #395 of 2,401 |
| 9Washington County, AL | 68 | 9 | 15.1 | $732K | −3.3% | #407 of 2,401 |
| 10Shelby County, AL | 67 | 310 | 35.7 | $297K | +6.5% | #472 of 2,401 |
| 34Bibb County, AL | 45 | 37 | 48.0 | $210K | +0.4% | #1,443 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Bibb 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 and car care businesses are in Bibb County, AL?
Bibb County has 37 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bibb County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.8M a year, or $1,007 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $210K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,704 households in Bibb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bibb County, AL compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Bibb County has 48.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $210K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Bibb County would have about 29, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 963 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Bibb County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Bibb County at 22,262 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,704 households. Median household income in Bibb County is $52,541, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 10.5%, 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. Bibb County scores 45 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,443 of 2,401 scored counties.
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