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Auto repair and car care businesses in Dallas County, AL
How Dallas 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,768 of 2,401 scored counties
#44 of 63 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 44
- 13 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $702 a household
- Spending per listing
- $255K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.6
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,140
- −7.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 44 auto repair and car care businesses in Dallas County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 30%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.6, 23% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $702 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Dallas County spend about $11.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 44 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $255K per business, 5% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Dallas County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 938 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 58 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $83K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Dallas County.
Population estimates show Dallas County declined 7.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, Dallas County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,768 of 2,401 scored counties and #44 of 63 scored counties in Alabama.
How Dallas 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 | Dallas County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.6 | 36.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $255K | $255K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 938 | 754 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.9% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $702 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $35,627 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 90
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 58Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4413 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $83K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Dallas 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 Dallas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,140−7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 15,947
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 979 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $35,627+5.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $53,885
- Median home value
- $94,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,268
- Daytime population
- 34,961Residents 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 Dallas 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 |
| 44Dallas County, AL | 37 | 44 | 27.6 | $255K | −7.9% | #1,768 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Dallas 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 Dallas County, AL?
Dallas County has 44 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 58 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dallas County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.2M a year, or $702 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $255K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,947 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dallas County, AL compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Dallas County has 27.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $255K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Dallas County would have about 42, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 938 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Dallas County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Dallas County at 35,140 people in 2025, down 7.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,947 households. Median household income in Dallas County is $35,627, 56% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 5.3%, 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. Dallas County scores 37 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,768 of 2,401 scored counties.
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