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Auto repair and car care businesses in Candler County, GA
The auto repair and car care businesses in Candler County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #495 of 2,401 scored counties
#31 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 10
- 3 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $856 a household
- Spending per listing
- $355K
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.1
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,275
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Candler County spend about $3.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $856 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $355K per business, 32% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Candler County has 10 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 30%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 24.1 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Candler County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 1,038 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Candler County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Candler County is 66 (upper middle), #495 of 2,401 scored counties and #31 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Candler 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 | Candler County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.1 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $355K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,038 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $856 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $49,581 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $465K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 103 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Candler 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 Candler County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,275+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 4,152
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 243 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $49,581+47.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,657
- Median home value
- $159,200
- Jobs located here
- 3,038
- Daytime population
- 9,814Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Candler County marked.
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 |
| 31Candler County, GA | 66 | 10 | 24.1 | $355K | +2.2% | #495 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Candler 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 Candler County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 auto repair and car care businesses in Candler County. 3 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Candler County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $3.6M a year, or $856 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $355K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,152 households in Candler County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Candler County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Candler County has 24.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $355K, 32% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Candler County would have about 13, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,038 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Candler County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Candler County at 11,275 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,152 households. The median household income in Candler County is $49,581 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 47.0% 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. Candler County scores 66 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #495 of 2,401 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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