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Auto repair and car care businesses in Gordon County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Gordon County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,113 of 2,401 scored counties
#58 of 124 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
92
18 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
26
+23.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$20.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $965 a household
Spending per listing
$224K
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
43.1
21% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,701
+6.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 92 auto repair and car care businesses in Gordon County. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 20%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 43.1, 21% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Gordon County comes to about $20.6M a year: $965 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $224K per business, 17% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Gordon County in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019. That is one for every 821 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 93 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Gordon County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Gordon County is 53 (upper middle), #1,113 of 2,401 scored counties and #58 of 124 scored counties in Georgia.

How Gordon 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 Gordon County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureGordon CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households43.139.035.7
Spending per listing$224K$237K$269K
Households per official establishment821711681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.8%+6.4%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$965$923$958
Median household income$63,650$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5348

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 26+23.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
133
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
93Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9218 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
77The 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 Gordon 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 Gordon County

Population, 2025 estimate
61,701+6.9% since 2020
Households
21,348
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
357 sq. mi.
People per square mile
166
Median household income
$63,650+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,559
Median home value
$222,900
Jobs located here
24,064
Daytime population
58,314Residents 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 Gordon 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
58Gordon County, GA539243.1$224K+6.9%#1,113 of 2,401

Other business types in Gordon County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

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

There are 92 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Gordon County as of September 2026. 18 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019. Another 93 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $20.6M a year, or $965 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $224K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,348 households in Gordon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gordon County has 43.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $224K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Gordon County would have about 77, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 821 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Gordon County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Gordon County at 61,701 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,348 households. Median household income in Gordon County is $63,650, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.8%, 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. Gordon County scores 53 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,113 of 2,401 scored counties.

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

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