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Auto repair and car care businesses in Gilmer County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Gilmer County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #107 of 2,401 scored counties
#12 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 37
- 7 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,010 a household
- Spending per listing
- $355K
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.4
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,894
- +7.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Gilmer County is 81 (high), #107 of 2,401 scored counties and #12 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 auto repair and car care businesses in Gilmer County. 7 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.4, 20% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Gilmer County spend about $13.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,010 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $355K of household spending for each business on map listings, 32% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Gilmer County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 1,183 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gilmer County grew 7.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gilmer 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 | Gilmer County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.4 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $355K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,183 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,010 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,499 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 71Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 377 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The 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 Gilmer 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 Gilmer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,894+7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 13,015
- Median age
- 49.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 426 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $74,499+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,676
- Median home value
- $314,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,408
- Daytime population
- 28,856Residents 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 Gilmer 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 |
| 12Gilmer County, GA | 81 | 37 | 28.4 | $355K | +7.9% | #107 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Gilmer 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 Gilmer County, GA?
Gilmer County has 37 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 71 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gilmer County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13.1M a year, or $1,010 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $355K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,015 households in Gilmer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gilmer County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Gilmer County has 28.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $355K, 32% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Gilmer County would have about 49, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,183 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Gilmer County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Gilmer County at 33,894 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,015 households. Median household income in Gilmer County is $74,499, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.6%, 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. Gilmer County scores 81 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #107 of 2,401 scored counties.
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