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Auto repair and car care businesses in Echols County, GA

How Echols 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

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,087 a household
Spending per listing
$415K
54% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.2
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
3,685
−0.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 auto repair and car care businesses in Echols County. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.2, 27% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Households in Echols County spend about $1.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,087 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $415K per business, 54% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Echols County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Echols County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Echols 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.

Auto repair and car care in Echols County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureEchols CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.239.035.7
Spending per listing$415K$237K$269K
Households per official establishmentn/a711681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.4%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,087$923$958
Median household income$59,489$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Echols 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 Echols County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,685−0.8% since 2020
Households
1,145
Median age
31.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
420 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$59,489
Average household income
$80,436
Median home value
$124,100
Jobs located here
552
Daytime population
2,931Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Echols County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, GA951725.3$490K+10.5%#3 of 2,401
2Harris County, GA931310.0$1.2M+6.8%#8 of 2,401
3Banks County, GA901217.5$637K+17.3%#18 of 2,401
4Bryan County, GA874225.3$441K+15.6%#36 of 2,401
5Jasper County, GA871525.1$417K+20.2%#38 of 2,401
6Greene County, GA862328.1$380K+12.3%#46 of 2,401
7Oconee County, GA853020.0$652K+6.9%#47 of 2,401
8Effingham County, GA835823.9$446K+14.1%#79 of 2,401
9Long County, GA831524.3$385K+32.6%#87 of 2,401
10Murray County, GA824428.9$366K+4.0%#94 of 2,401
Echols County, GANot scored326.2$415K−0.8%

Other business types in Echols County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Echols County, GA?

Echols County has 3 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Echols County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Echols County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $1.2M a year, or $1,087 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $415K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,145 households in Echols County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Echols County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Echols County has 26.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $415K, 54% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Echols County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Echols County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Echols County at 3,685 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,145 households. Median household income in Echols County is $59,489, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Echols County

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