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Auto repair and car care businesses in Fulton County, GA
How Fulton 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #699 of 2,401 scored counties
#39 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 1,181
- 339 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 413
- +7.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $362.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $785 a household
- Spending per listing
- $307K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,098,791
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,181 auto repair and car care businesses in Fulton County. 339 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 25.5 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Fulton County comes to about $362.9M a year: $785 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 1,181 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $307K per business, 14% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Fulton County was 413 in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,120 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,104 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 29 SBA-backed loans worth $27.8M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Fulton County.
Population estimates show Fulton County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Fulton County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #699 of 2,401 scored counties and #39 of 124 scored counties in Georgia.
How Fulton 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 | Fulton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.5 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $307K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,120 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.3% | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $785 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $95,292 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 385 → 413+7.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,664
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $239.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,104Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,181339 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,351The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 29
- Amount
- $27.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Fulton 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 Fulton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,098,791+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 462,481
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 527 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,043
- Median household income
- $95,292+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,610
- Median home value
- $458,800
- Jobs located here
- 965,119
- Daytime population
- 1,533,450Residents 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 Fulton 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 |
| 39Fulton County, GA | 61 | 1,181 | 25.5 | $307K | +2.7% | #699 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Fulton 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 care61
- Auto repair shops64
- Collision repair and body shops67
- Car washes and detailing41
- Tire shops54
- Oil change and quick lube61
- Gas stations59
- Insurance agencies32
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 Fulton County, GA?
There are 1,181 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Fulton County as of September 2026. 339 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 413 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,104 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fulton County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $362.9M a year, or $785 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,181 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $307K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 462,481 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fulton County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Fulton County has 25.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $307K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Fulton County would have about 1,351, against 1,181 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,120 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Fulton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Fulton County at 1,098,791 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 462,481 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $95,292, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Fulton County scores 61 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #699 of 2,401 scored counties.
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