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Auto repair and car care businesses in Covington County, AL
How Covington County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,107 of 2,401 scored counties
#54 of 63 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 62
- 13 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +6.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $13.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $920 a household
- Spending per listing
- $217K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.3
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,947
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Covington County has a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle): #2,107 of 2,401 scored counties and #54 of 63 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Covington County comes to about $13.5M a year: $920 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $217K per business, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Covington County has 62 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 21%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 42.3 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Covington County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 472 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Covington County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Covington 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 | Covington County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.3 | 36.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $217K | $255K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 472 | 754 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.9% | +8.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $920 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,456 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 31+6.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 157
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 40Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 50The 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 Covington 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 Covington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,947+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,642
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,031 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $52,456+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,062
- Median home value
- $152,100
- Jobs located here
- 11,850
- Daytime population
- 35,530Residents 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 Covington 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 |
| 54Covington County, AL | 27 | 62 | 42.3 | $217K | +1.2% | #2,107 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Covington 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 care27
- Auto repair shops25
- Collision repair and body shops30
- Car washes and detailing52
- Tire shops23
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations27
- Insurance agencies50
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 Covington County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 62 auto repair and car care businesses in Covington County. 13 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019. Official counts list 40 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Covington County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13.5M a year, or $920 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $217K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,642 households in Covington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Covington County, AL compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Covington County has 42.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $217K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Covington County would have about 50, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 472 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Covington County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Covington County at 37,947 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,642 households. The median household income in Covington County is $52,456 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Covington County scores 27 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #2,107 of 2,401 scored counties.
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