Auto · Small-town market · Alabama
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Ozark, AL area
How the Ozark, AL area compares with other small-town markets 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #191 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama
- Listings
- 75
- 16 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $910 a household
- Spending per listing
- $239K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.0
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,912
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 75 auto repair and car care businesses in the Ozark area. 16 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 38.0, 6% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Ozark area comes to about $17.9M a year: $910 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $239K per business, 11% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Ozark area in 2023. That is one for every 1,644 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 74 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.3M has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Ozark area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Ozark area grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Ozark area scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #191 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama.
How the Ozark area 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 | Ozark area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.0 | 36.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $239K | $255K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,644 | 754 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $910 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $54,963 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 82
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 74Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7516 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Ozark area, 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 the Ozark area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,912+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 19,727
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 561 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $54,963+16.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,266
- Median home value
- $143,500
- Jobs located here
- 15,272
- Daytime population
- 47,928Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Alabama for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Ozark area marked.
Top small-town markets in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 70 | 115 | 30.2 | $308K | 0.0% | #82 of 538 |
| 2Enterprise, AL | 63 | 78 | 37.2 | $264K | +6.3% | #156 of 538 |
| 3Scottsboro, AL | 63 | 81 | 37.2 | $260K | +3.3% | #157 of 538 |
| 4Ozark, AL | 59 | 75 | 38.0 | $239K | +1.3% | #191 of 538 |
| 5Eufaula, AL-GA | 55 | 28 | 27.5 | $296K | −1.2% | #215 of 538 |
| 6Cullman, AL | 54 | 158 | 44.7 | $235K | +6.7% | #229 of 538 |
| 7Alexander City, AL | 51 | 63 | 36.9 | $252K | −0.8% | #260 of 538 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 50 | 166 | 41.2 | $219K | +3.0% | #277 of 538 |
| 8Fort Payne, AL | 48 | 119 | 45.5 | $216K | +3.4% | #293 of 538 |
| 9Albertville, AL | 46 | 183 | 50.2 | $200K | +6.0% | #315 of 538 |
Other business types in the Ozark area
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 care59
- Auto repair shops59
- Collision repair and body shops52
- Car washes and detailing38
- Tire shops38
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations47
- Insurance agencies88
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 the Ozark, AL area?
The Ozark area has 75 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 16 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 12 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 74 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Ozark, AL area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.9M a year, or $910 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $239K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,727 households in the Ozark area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ozark, AL area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Ozark area has 38.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $239K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Ozark area would have about 67, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,644 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is the Ozark, AL area growing?
Population estimates put the Ozark area at 49,912 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,727 households. Median household income in the Ozark area is $54,963, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.4%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Ozark area scores 59 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #191 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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