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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Gainesville, GA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Gainesville, GA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #286 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 375
- 81 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 130
- +22.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $76.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,035 a household
- Spending per listing
- $203K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 51.0
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 226,568
- +11.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,035 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in the Gainesville metro area spend about $76.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $203K per business, 24% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Gainesville metro area has 375 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 81 are chain locations, or 22%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 51.0 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 130 businesses with payroll in the Gainesville metro area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 22.6% from 2019. That is one for every 566 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 422 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $8.9M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Gainesville metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Gainesville metro area grew 11.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, the Gainesville metro area has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #286 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia.
How the Gainesville metro 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 | Gainesville metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 51.0 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $203K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 566 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.6% | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,035 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,901 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 130+22.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 814
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 422Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 37581 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 283The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $8.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Gainesville metro 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 Gainesville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 226,568+11.4% since 2020
- Households
- 73,551
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 393 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 542
- Median household income
- $80,901+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,166
- Median home value
- $350,400
- Jobs located here
- 102,286
- Daytime population
- 216,900Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas 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 Gainesville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warner Robins, GA | 81 | 228 | 30.6 | $321K | +8.2% | #10 of 387 |
| 2Athens-Clarke County, GA | 67 | 289 | 33.6 | $286K | +3.9% | #73 of 387 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 63 | 832 | 36.0 | $263K | +5.3% | #99 of 387 |
| 3Hinesville, GA | 62 | 105 | 34.8 | $252K | +12.6% | #108 of 387 |
| 4Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 60 | 804 | 34.7 | $265K | +4.7% | #126 of 387 |
| 5Savannah, GA | 57 | 547 | 33.9 | $259K | +8.1% | #147 of 387 |
| 6Dalton, GA | 53 | 216 | 41.5 | $233K | +3.5% | #186 of 387 |
| 7Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 48 | 9,032 | 39.0 | $240K | +5.9% | #221 of 387 |
| 8Gainesville, GA | 39 | 375 | 51.0 | $203K | +11.4% | #286 of 387 |
| 9Valdosta, GA | 37 | 237 | 41.7 | $208K | +3.3% | #294 of 387 |
Other business types in the Gainesville metro 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 care39
- Auto repair shops41
- Collision repair and body shops53
- Car washes and detailing34
- Tire shops44
- Oil change and quick lube76
- Gas stations48
- Insurance agencies57
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 Gainesville, GA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 375 auto repair and car care businesses in the Gainesville metro area. 81 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 130 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 22.6% from 2019. Official counts list 422 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Gainesville, GA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $76.1M a year, or $1,035 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 375 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $203K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 73,551 households in the Gainesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gainesville, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Gainesville metro area has 51.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $203K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Gainesville metro area would have about 283, against 375 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 566 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Gainesville, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Gainesville metro area at 226,568 people in 2025, up 11.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,551 households. The median household income in the Gainesville metro area is $80,901 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. The Gainesville metro area scores 39 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #286 of 387 scored metro areas.
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