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Auto repair and car care businesses in Haralson County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,586 of 2,401 scored counties
#79 of 124 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
68
10 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,061 a household
Spending per listing
$183K
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
57.9
62% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,066
+10.0% 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 68 auto repair and car care businesses in Haralson County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 15%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 57.9, 62% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Households in Haralson County spend about $12.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,061 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $183K of household spending for each business on map listings, 32% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Haralson County was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 587 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 98 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Haralson County grew 10.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Haralson County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,586 of 2,401 scored counties and #79 of 124 scored counties in Georgia.

How Haralson 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 Haralson County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureHaralson CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households57.939.035.7
Spending per listing$183K$237K$269K
Households per official establishment587711681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.4%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,061$923$958
Median household income$72,127$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4248

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 20
Employees, 2023
70
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
98Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6810 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The 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 Haralson 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 Haralson County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,066+10.0% since 2020
Households
11,747
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
282 sq. mi.
People per square mile
111
Median household income
$72,127+48.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,497
Median home value
$227,500
Jobs located here
8,270
Daytime population
26,493Residents 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 Haralson 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
79Haralson County, GA426857.9$183K+10.0%#1,586 of 2,401

Other business types in Haralson 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 Haralson County, GA?

There are 68 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Haralson County as of September 2026. 10 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 98 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $12.5M a year, or $1,061 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $183K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,747 households in Haralson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Haralson County has 57.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $183K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Haralson County would have about 46, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 587 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Haralson County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Haralson County at 33,066 people in 2025, up 10.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,747 households. Median household income in Haralson County is $72,127, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 48.6%, 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. Haralson County scores 42 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,586 of 2,401 scored counties.

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