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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Cedartown, GA area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Cedartown, GA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #166 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia

Listings
66
14 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $948 a household
Spending per listing
$228K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
41.5
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,514
+6.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Cedartown area comes to about $15.1M a year: $948 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 66 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $228K per business, 15% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 66 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Cedartown area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 41.5 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Cedartown area in 2023. That is one for every 883 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 90 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Cedartown area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Cedartown area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Cedartown area scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #166 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia.

How the Cedartown 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.

Auto repair and car care in Cedartown, GA area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureCedartown areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households41.539.035.7
Spending per listing$228K$237K$269K
Households per official establishment883711681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.4%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$948$923$958
Median household income$58,515$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6248

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18
Employees, 2023
92
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
90Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6614 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$2.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Cedartown 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 Cedartown area

Population, 2025 estimate
45,514+6.0% since 2020
Households
15,901
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
310 sq. mi.
People per square mile
141
Median household income
$58,515+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,122
Median home value
$187,600
Jobs located here
11,410
Daytime population
36,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Georgia

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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 Cedartown area marked.

Top small-town markets in Georgia

Small-town markets in Georgia ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson, GA7412945.4$249K+29.3%#57 of 538
2Kingsland, GA717434.1$267K+9.5%#77 of 538
3Summerville, GA653032.8$271K+1.5%#123 of 538
4Cedartown, GA626641.5$228K+6.0%#166 of 538
5Calhoun, GA619243.1$224K+6.9%#175 of 538
6Toccoa, GA604744.7$217K+3.8%#185 of 538
7Jesup, GA564944.3$207K+7.8%#212 of 538
Eufaula, AL-GA552827.5$296K−1.2%#215 of 538
8Thomaston, GA553331.1$278K+2.7%#216 of 538
9Statesboro, GA5512736.4$244K+8.0%#221 of 538

Other business types in the Cedartown area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in the Cedartown, GA area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 66 auto repair and car care businesses in the Cedartown area. 14 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 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 90 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Cedartown, GA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $15.1M a year, or $948 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $228K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,901 households in the Cedartown area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Cedartown, GA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

The Cedartown area has 41.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $228K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Cedartown area would have about 56, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 883 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is the Cedartown, GA area growing?

Population estimates put the Cedartown area at 45,514 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,901 households. The median household income in the Cedartown area is $58,515 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. 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 Cedartown area scores 62 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #166 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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