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Auto repair and car care businesses in Crisp County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Crisp County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 8 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,392 of 2,401 scored counties
#123 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 31
- 11 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $759 a household
- Spending per listing
- $194K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.2
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,237
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Crisp County has a Groundwork market score of 8 (very low): #2,392 of 2,401 scored counties and #123 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Crisp County comes to about $6M a year: $759 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 31 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $194K per business, 28% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 31 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Crisp County as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 35%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 39.2 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Crisp County was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 416 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Crisp County. Population estimates show Crisp County declined 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Crisp 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 | Crisp County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.2 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $194K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 416 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $759 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $45,105 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 8 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 94
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 57Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3111 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Crisp 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 Crisp County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,237−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,908
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 273 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $45,105+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,845
- Median home value
- $140,200
- Jobs located here
- 8,405
- Daytime population
- 20,304Residents 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 Crisp 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 |
| 123Crisp County, GA | 8 | 31 | 39.2 | $194K | −4.1% | #2,392 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Crisp County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Crisp County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 auto repair and car care businesses in Crisp County. 11 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 57 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Crisp County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6M a year, or $759 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $194K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,908 households in Crisp County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Crisp County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Crisp County has 39.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $194K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Crisp County would have about 22, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 416 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Crisp County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Crisp County at 19,237 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,908 households. The median household income in Crisp County is $45,105 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. Crisp County scores 8 for auto repair and car care businesses (very low), #2,392 of 2,401 scored counties.
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