Auto · County · Georgia
Auto repair and car care businesses in Chatham County, GA
The auto repair and car care businesses in Chatham County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,573 of 2,401 scored counties
#78 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 447
- 146 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 160
- +13.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $97.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $809 a household
- Spending per listing
- $218K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.1
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 311,855
- +5.7% since 2020
See the auto repair and car care businesses around any address in Chatham County
The site report maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Chatham County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 447 auto repair and car care businesses in Chatham County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 37.1 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Chatham County comes to about $97.3M a year: $809 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $218K per business, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Chatham County was 160 in 2023, up 13.5% from 2019. That is one for every 752 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 316 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.9M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Chatham County.
Population estimates put the population change in Chatham County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Chatham County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,573 of 2,401 scored counties and #78 of 124 scored counties in Georgia.
How Chatham 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 | Chatham County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.1 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $218K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 752 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.5% | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $809 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,097 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 141 → 160+13.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,366
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $75.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 316Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 447146 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 362The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Chatham 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 Chatham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 311,855+5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 120,383
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 433 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 695
- Median household income
- $71,097+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,268
- Median home value
- $302,700
- Jobs located here
- 168,123
- Daytime population
- 342,441Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Chatham County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Chatham County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardAuto repair and car care across Georgia
Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Chatham 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 |
| 78Chatham County, GA | 42 | 447 | 37.1 | $218K | +5.7% | #1,573 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Chatham County
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 care42
- Auto repair shops45
- Collision repair and body shops47
- Car washes and detailing36
- Tire shops42
- Oil change and quick lube44
- Gas stations47
- Insurance agencies53
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 Chatham County, GA?
There are 447 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Chatham County as of September 2026. 146 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 160 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 13.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 316 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chatham County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $97.3M a year, or $809 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 447 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $218K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 120,383 households in Chatham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chatham County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Chatham County has 37.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $218K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Chatham County would have about 362, against 447 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 752 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Chatham County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Chatham County at 311,855 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 120,383 households. Median household income in Chatham County is $71,097, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Chatham County scores 42 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,573 of 2,401 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Chatham 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.
How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Chatham County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Chatham County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Chatham County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.