Auto · Small-town market · Georgia
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Douglas, GA area
How the Douglas, GA area compares with other small-town markets 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #411 of 538 scored small-town markets
#16 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 77
- 20 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +36.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $860 a household
- Spending per listing
- $207K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.5
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,861
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Douglas area scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #411 of 538 scored small-town markets and #16 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $860 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Douglas area spend about $16M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $207K per business, 23% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 77 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Douglas area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 41.5 per 10,000 households, 16% 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 the Douglas area was 34 in 2023, up 36.0% from 2019. That is one for every 546 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Douglas area grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Douglas 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 | Douglas area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.5 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $207K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 546 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +36.0% | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $860 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $48,870 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34+36.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 175
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 76Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7720 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Douglas 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 Douglas area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,861+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,571
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 935 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $48,870+20.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,317
- Median home value
- $117,300
- Jobs located here
- 19,923
- Daytime population
- 52,302Residents 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 Douglas 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 |
| 16Douglas, GA | 36 | 77 | 41.5 | $207K | +2.9% | #411 of 538 |
Other business types in the Douglas 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 care36
- Auto repair shops48
- Collision repair and body shops63
- Car washes and detailing41
- Tire shops29
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations43
- Insurance agencies71
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 Douglas, GA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 77 auto repair and car care businesses in the Douglas area. 20 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 36.0% from 2019. Another 76 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Douglas, GA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16M a year, or $860 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $207K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,571 households in the Douglas area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Douglas, GA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Douglas area has 41.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $207K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Douglas area would have about 60, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 546 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Douglas, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Douglas area at 52,861 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,571 households. The median household income in the Douglas area is $48,870 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.9% 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. 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 Douglas area scores 36 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #411 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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