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Auto repair and car care businesses in Crenshaw County, AL

The auto repair and car care businesses in Crenshaw County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,168 of 2,401 scored counties
#56 of 63 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
22
7 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $874 a household
Spending per listing
$208K
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
42.0
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,175
0.0% 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

For auto repair and car care businesses, Crenshaw County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #2,168 of 2,401 scored counties and #56 of 63 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 auto repair and car care businesses in Crenshaw County. 7 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.0, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Crenshaw County comes to about $4.6M a year: $874 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 22 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $208K per business, 23% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Crenshaw County in 2023. That is one for every 581 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Crenshaw County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Crenshaw 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.

Auto repair and car care in Crenshaw County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureCrenshaw CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households42.036.535.7
Spending per listing$208K$255K$269K
Households per official establishment581754681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.1%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$874$929$958
Median household income$48,560$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score2549

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 9
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
23Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
227 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,1750.0% since 2020
Households
5,233
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
609 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$48,560+12.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,390
Median home value
$114,000
Jobs located here
3,583
Daytime population
10,763Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Crenshaw County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL8412229.8$356K+18.0%#66 of 2,401
2Henry County, AL781521.2$427K+7.1%#157 of 2,401
3Lawrence County, AL764331.6$348K+2.3%#206 of 2,401
4Cherokee County, AL763029.4$338K+5.8%#207 of 2,401
5Lee County, AL7519127.5$342K+8.6%#233 of 2,401
6Winston County, AL732728.7$368K+1.4%#270 of 2,401
7Baldwin County, AL7230430.8$314K+14.8%#315 of 2,401
8Elmore County, AL6911334.4$300K+4.2%#395 of 2,401
9Washington County, AL68915.1$732K−3.3%#407 of 2,401
10Shelby County, AL6731035.7$297K+6.5%#472 of 2,401
56Crenshaw County, AL252242.0$208K0.0%#2,168 of 2,401

Other business types in Crenshaw County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Crenshaw County, AL?

There are 22 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Crenshaw County as of September 2026. 7 of them (32%) 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. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Crenshaw County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $4.6M a year, or $874 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $208K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,233 households in Crenshaw County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Crenshaw County, AL compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Crenshaw County has 42.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $208K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Crenshaw County would have about 17, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 581 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Crenshaw County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Crenshaw County at 13,175 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,233 households. Median household income in Crenshaw County is $48,560, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.5%, 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. Crenshaw County scores 25 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #2,168 of 2,401 scored counties.

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