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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Americus, GA area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Americus, GA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 14 out of 100: Low
Ranked #524 of 538 scored small-town markets
#22 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 62
- 15 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −19.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $788 a household
- Spending per listing
- $161K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.1
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,394
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, the Americus area has a Groundwork market score of 14 (low): #524 of 538 scored small-town markets and #22 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 62 auto repair and car care businesses in the Americus area. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 24%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 49.1 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $788 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in the Americus area spend about $10M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $161K per business, 40% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in the Americus area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 19.2% from 2019. That is one for every 549 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $165K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Americus area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Americus area declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Americus area compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Americus area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.1 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $161K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 549 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −19.2% | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $788 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $43,688 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 14 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23−19.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 107
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 59Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6215 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $165K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Americus 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 Americus area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,394−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 12,625
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 650 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 52
- Median household income
- $43,688+14.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,698
- Median home value
- $122,400
- Jobs located here
- 10,904
- Daytime population
- 31,703Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Georgia for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Americus area marked.
Top small-town markets in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson, GA | 74 | 129 | 45.4 | $249K | +29.3% | #57 of 538 |
| 2Kingsland, GA | 71 | 74 | 34.1 | $267K | +9.5% | #77 of 538 |
| 3Summerville, GA | 65 | 30 | 32.8 | $271K | +1.5% | #123 of 538 |
| 4Cedartown, GA | 62 | 66 | 41.5 | $228K | +6.0% | #166 of 538 |
| 5Calhoun, GA | 61 | 92 | 43.1 | $224K | +6.9% | #175 of 538 |
| 6Toccoa, GA | 60 | 47 | 44.7 | $217K | +3.8% | #185 of 538 |
| 7Jesup, GA | 56 | 49 | 44.3 | $207K | +7.8% | #212 of 538 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 55 | 28 | 27.5 | $296K | −1.2% | #215 of 538 |
| 8Thomaston, GA | 55 | 33 | 31.1 | $278K | +2.7% | #216 of 538 |
| 9Statesboro, GA | 55 | 127 | 36.4 | $244K | +8.0% | #221 of 538 |
| 22Americus, GA | 14 | 62 | 49.1 | $161K | −1.9% | #524 of 538 |
Other business types in the Americus 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 care14
- Auto repair shops12
- Collision repair and body shops7
- Car washes and detailing15
- Tire shops15
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations35
- Insurance agencies44
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 Americus, GA area?
There are 62 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Americus area as of September 2026. 15 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 19.2% from 2019. Another 59 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Americus, GA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10M a year, or $788 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $161K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,625 households in the Americus area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Americus, GA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Americus area has 49.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $161K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Americus area would have about 37, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 549 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Americus, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Americus area at 33,394 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,625 households. Median household income in the Americus area is $43,688, 46% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.5%, 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. 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 Americus area scores 14 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #524 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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