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Auto repair and car care businesses in Choctaw County, AL
The auto repair and car care businesses in Choctaw County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,826 of 2,401 scored counties
#47 of 63 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 17
- 4 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $917 a household
- Spending per listing
- $284K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.4
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,904
- −5.7% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Choctaw County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,826 of 2,401 scored counties and #47 of 63 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 auto repair and car care businesses in Choctaw County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 24%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 32.4 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Choctaw County spend about $4.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $917 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $284K per business, 6% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Choctaw County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 584 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show Choctaw County declined 5.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Choctaw 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 | Choctaw County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.4 | 36.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $284K | $255K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 584 | 754 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.7% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $917 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $47,813 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 174 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Choctaw 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 Choctaw County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,904−5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,255
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 914 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 14
- Median household income
- $47,813+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,991
- Median home value
- $123,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,148
- Daytime population
- 11,427Residents 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 Choctaw 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 |
| 47Choctaw County, AL | 35 | 17 | 32.4 | $284K | −5.7% | #1,826 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Choctaw 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 Choctaw County, AL?
There are 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Choctaw County as of September 2026. 4 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 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Choctaw County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.8M a year, or $917 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $284K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,255 households in Choctaw County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Choctaw County, AL compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Choctaw County has 32.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $284K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Choctaw County would have about 18, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 584 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Choctaw County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Choctaw County at 11,904 people in 2025, down 5.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,255 households. Median household income in Choctaw County is $47,813, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.2%, 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. Choctaw County scores 35 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,826 of 2,401 scored counties.
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