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Auto repair and car care businesses in Clayton County, GA
How Clayton 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 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,250 of 2,401 scored counties
#113 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 600
- 138 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 148
- −10.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $87M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $145K
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 56.6
- 59% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 297,471
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Clayton County is 22 (low), #2,250 of 2,401 scored counties and #113 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Clayton County spend about $87M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $821 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $145K of household spending for each business on map listings, 46% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 600 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Clayton County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 56.6, 59% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 148 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Clayton County in 2023, down 10.8% from 2019. That is one for every 716 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $9.5M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Clayton County. Population estimates put the population change in Clayton County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Clayton 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 | Clayton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 56.6 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $145K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 716 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.8% | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $821 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,806 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 166 → 148−10.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 813
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 780Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 600138 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 324The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $9.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Clayton 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 Clayton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 297,471−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 105,941
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 142 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,110
- Median household income
- $59,806+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,514
- Median home value
- $222,300
- Jobs located here
- 139,154
- Daytime population
- 313,425Residents 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 Clayton 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 |
| 113Clayton County, GA | 22 | 600 | 56.6 | $145K | −0.6% | #2,250 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Clayton 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 care22
- Auto repair shops23
- Collision repair and body shops24
- Car washes and detailing42
- Tire shops16
- Oil change and quick lube47
- Gas stations32
- Insurance agencies65
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 Clayton County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 600 auto repair and car care businesses in Clayton County. 138 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 148 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 10.8% from 2019. Official counts list 780 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clayton County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $87M a year, or $821 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 600 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $145K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,941 households in Clayton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clayton County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Clayton County has 56.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $145K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Clayton County would have about 324, against 600 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 716 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Clayton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Clayton County at 297,471 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 105,941 households. The median household income in Clayton County is $59,806 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Clayton County scores 22 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,250 of 2,401 scored counties.
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