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Auto repair and car care businesses in Perry County, AL
The auto repair and car care businesses in Perry County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 10
- 6 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $738 a household
- Spending per listing
- $254K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.1
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 7,425
- −12.2% since 2020
See the auto repair and car care businesses around any address in Perry County
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What this means
Households in Perry County spend about $2.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $738 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $254K of household spending for each business on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Perry County has 10 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (60%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 29.1 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Perry County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Perry County declined 12.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Perry 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 | Perry County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.1 | 36.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $254K | $255K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 754 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −12.2% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $738 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $37,654 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 106 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Perry 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 Perry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,425−12.2% since 2020
- Households
- 3,440
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 720 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $37,654
- Average household income
- $44,719
- Median home value
- $86,400
- Jobs located here
- 1,757
- Daytime population
- 6,825Residents 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 Perry 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 |
| Perry County, AL | Not scored | 10 | 29.1 | $254K | −12.2% |
Other business types in Perry County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Perry County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 auto repair and car care businesses in Perry County. 6 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Perry County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Perry County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $2.5M a year, or $738 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $254K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,440 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Perry County, AL compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Perry County has 29.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $254K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $269K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending.
How fast is Perry County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Perry County at 7,425 people in 2025, down 12.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,440 households. The median household income in Perry County is $37,654 a year, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Perry County. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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