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Auto repair and car care businesses in Mobile County, AL
The auto repair and car care businesses in Mobile County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,881 of 2,401 scored counties
#49 of 63 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 625
- 188 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 227
- +11.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $140.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $871 a household
- Spending per listing
- $225K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.7
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 411,658
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Mobile County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,881 of 2,401 scored counties and #49 of 63 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $871 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Mobile County spend about $140.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $225K per business, 16% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Mobile County has 625 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 38.7, 8% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Mobile County was 227 in 2023, up 11.3% from 2019. That is one for every 712 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Mobile County. Population estimates put the population change in Mobile County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Mobile 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 | Mobile County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.7 | 36.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $225K | $255K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 712 | 754 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.3% | +8.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $871 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,880 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 204 → 227+11.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,627
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $65.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 556Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 625188 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 524The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $5.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Mobile 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 Mobile County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 411,658−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 161,665
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 336
- Median household income
- $58,880+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,726
- Median home value
- $190,700
- Jobs located here
- 181,672
- Daytime population
- 421,837Residents 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 Mobile 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 |
| 49Mobile County, AL | 34 | 625 | 38.7 | $225K | −0.7% | #1,881 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Mobile 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 care34
- Auto repair shops39
- Collision repair and body shops43
- Car washes and detailing34
- Tire shops30
- Oil change and quick lube38
- Gas stations41
- Insurance agencies46
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 Mobile County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 625 auto repair and car care businesses in Mobile County. 188 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 227 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 11.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 556 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mobile County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $140.8M a year, or $871 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 625 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $225K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 161,665 households in Mobile County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mobile County, AL compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Mobile County has 38.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $225K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Mobile County would have about 524, against 625 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 712 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Mobile County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Mobile County at 411,658 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 161,665 households. The median household income in Mobile County is $58,880 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Mobile County scores 34 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,881 of 2,401 scored counties.
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