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Auto repair and car care businesses in Cherokee County, GA
How Cherokee County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #708 of 2,401 scored counties
#40 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 380
- 110 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 175
- +17.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $108.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,071 a household
- Spending per listing
- $286K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.4
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 299,273
- +11.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 380 auto repair and car care businesses in Cherokee County. 110 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 37.4 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Cherokee County spend about $108.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,071 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 380 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $286K per business, 7% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Cherokee County was 175 in 2023, up 17.5% from 2019. That is one for every 580 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 396 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $4.6M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Cherokee County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cherokee County grew 11.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cherokee County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #708 of 2,401 scored counties and #40 of 124 scored counties in Georgia.
How Cherokee 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 | Cherokee County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.4 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $286K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 580 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.5% | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,071 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $108,115 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 149 → 175+17.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,101
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $56.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 396Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 380110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 405The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $4.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 299,273+11.6% since 2020
- Households
- 101,514
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 421 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 668
- Median household income
- $108,115+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,625
- Median home value
- $435,100
- Jobs located here
- 78,270
- Daytime population
- 228,185Residents 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 Cherokee 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 |
| 40Cherokee County, GA | 61 | 380 | 37.4 | $286K | +11.6% | #708 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Cherokee 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 care61
- Auto repair shops67
- Collision repair and body shops67
- Car washes and detailing69
- Tire shops64
- Oil change and quick lube54
- Gas stations87
- Insurance agencies57
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 Cherokee County, GA?
Cherokee County has 380 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 110 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 175 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 17.5% from 2019. Another 396 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cherokee County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $108.7M a year, or $1,071 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 380 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $286K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 101,514 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Cherokee County has 37.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $286K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 405, against 380 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 580 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Cherokee County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 299,273 people in 2025, up 11.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,514 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $108,115, 34% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Cherokee County scores 61 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #708 of 2,401 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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