Auto · Small-town market · Georgia
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Cornelia, GA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Cornelia, GA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #250 of 538 scored small-town markets
#10 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 73
- 16 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +7.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $989 a household
- Spending per listing
- $227K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.6
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,416
- +9.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 73 auto repair and car care businesses in the Cornelia area. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 43.6 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in the Cornelia area spend about $16.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $989 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $227K per business, 15% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Cornelia area was 29 in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 578 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 88 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Cornelia area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Cornelia area from 2020 to 2025 at +9.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Cornelia area scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #250 of 538 scored small-town markets and #10 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia.
How the Cornelia 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.
| Measure | Cornelia area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.6 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $227K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 578 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.4% | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $989 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,309 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29+7.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 142
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 88Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7316 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Cornelia 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 Cornelia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,416+9.3% since 2020
- Households
- 16,753
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 277 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 173
- Median household income
- $67,309+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,702
- Median home value
- $238,300
- Jobs located here
- 13,258
- Daytime population
- 41,101Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →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 Cornelia area marked.
Top small-town markets in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson, GA | 74 | 129 | 45.4 | $249K | +29.3% | #57 of 538 |
| 2Kingsland, GA | 71 | 74 | 34.1 | $267K | +9.5% | #77 of 538 |
| 3Summerville, GA | 65 | 30 | 32.8 | $271K | +1.5% | #123 of 538 |
| 4Cedartown, GA | 62 | 66 | 41.5 | $228K | +6.0% | #166 of 538 |
| 5Calhoun, GA | 61 | 92 | 43.1 | $224K | +6.9% | #175 of 538 |
| 6Toccoa, GA | 60 | 47 | 44.7 | $217K | +3.8% | #185 of 538 |
| 7Jesup, GA | 56 | 49 | 44.3 | $207K | +7.8% | #212 of 538 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 55 | 28 | 27.5 | $296K | −1.2% | #215 of 538 |
| 8Thomaston, GA | 55 | 33 | 31.1 | $278K | +2.7% | #216 of 538 |
| 9Statesboro, GA | 55 | 127 | 36.4 | $244K | +8.0% | #221 of 538 |
| 10Cornelia, GA | 52 | 73 | 43.6 | $227K | +9.3% | #250 of 538 |
Other business types in the Cornelia area
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 care52
- Auto repair shops54
- Collision repair and body shops52
- Car washes and detailing40
- Tire shops54
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations42
- Insurance agencies61
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 the Cornelia, GA area?
There are 73 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Cornelia area as of September 2026. 16 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 88 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Cornelia, GA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16.6M a year, or $989 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $227K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,753 households in the Cornelia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cornelia, GA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Cornelia area has 43.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $227K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Cornelia area would have about 62, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 578 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Cornelia, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Cornelia area at 50,416 people in 2025, up 9.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,753 households. Median household income in the Cornelia area is $67,309, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.1%, 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. 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 Cornelia area scores 52 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #250 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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