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Auto repair and car care businesses in Brantley County, GA
The auto repair and car care businesses in Brantley County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #530 of 2,401 scored counties
#32 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 18
- 3 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $904 a household
- Spending per listing
- $332K
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.3
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,936
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Brantley County spend about $6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $904 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $332K per business, 23% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Brantley County has 18 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 17%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 27.3 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Brantley County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Brantley County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Brantley County is 65 (upper middle), #530 of 2,401 scored counties and #32 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Brantley County 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 | Brantley County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.3 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $332K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $904 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,239 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 48 |
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
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 183 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Brantley 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 Brantley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,936+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 6,599
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 443 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $58,239+49.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,681
- Median home value
- $99,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,290
- Daytime population
- 13,544Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, GA | 95 | 17 | 25.3 | $490K | +10.5% | #3 of 2,401 |
| 2Harris County, GA | 93 | 13 | 10.0 | $1.2M | +6.8% | #8 of 2,401 |
| 3Banks County, GA | 90 | 12 | 17.5 | $637K | +17.3% | #18 of 2,401 |
| 4Bryan County, GA | 87 | 42 | 25.3 | $441K | +15.6% | #36 of 2,401 |
| 5Jasper County, GA | 87 | 15 | 25.1 | $417K | +20.2% | #38 of 2,401 |
| 6Greene County, GA | 86 | 23 | 28.1 | $380K | +12.3% | #46 of 2,401 |
| 7Oconee County, GA | 85 | 30 | 20.0 | $652K | +6.9% | #47 of 2,401 |
| 8Effingham County, GA | 83 | 58 | 23.9 | $446K | +14.1% | #79 of 2,401 |
| 9Long County, GA | 83 | 15 | 24.3 | $385K | +32.6% | #87 of 2,401 |
| 10Murray County, GA | 82 | 44 | 28.9 | $366K | +4.0% | #94 of 2,401 |
| 32Brantley County, GA | 65 | 18 | 27.3 | $332K | +4.9% | #530 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Brantley 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 Brantley County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 auto repair and car care businesses in Brantley County. 3 of them (17%) 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 Brantley County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Brantley County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6M a year, or $904 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $332K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,599 households in Brantley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brantley County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Brantley County has 27.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $332K, 23% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Brantley County would have about 22, against 18 on map listings.
How fast is Brantley County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Brantley County at 18,936 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,599 households. The median household income in Brantley County is $58,239 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 49.9% 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. Brantley County scores 65 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #530 of 2,401 scored counties.
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