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Auto repair and car care businesses in Henry County, GA
The auto repair and car care businesses in Henry County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #552 of 2,401 scored counties
#33 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 320
- 98 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 112
- −3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $88M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,014 a household
- Spending per listing
- $275K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.9
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 264,922
- +9.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,014 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Henry County spend about $88M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $275K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Henry County has 320 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 36.9 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 112 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Henry County in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 774 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 550 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $5.8M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Henry County.
Population estimates show Henry County grew 9.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Henry County is 65 (upper middle), #552 of 2,401 scored counties and #33 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Henry 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 | Henry County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.9 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $275K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 774 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.4% | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,014 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $83,146 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 116 → 112−3.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 705
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 550Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32098 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 328The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $5.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Henry 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 Henry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 264,922+9.5% since 2020
- Households
- 86,704
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 319 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 784
- Median household income
- $83,146+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,952
- Median home value
- $313,900
- Jobs located here
- 77,563
- Daytime population
- 212,973Residents 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 Henry 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 |
| 33Henry County, GA | 65 | 320 | 36.9 | $275K | +9.5% | #552 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Henry 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 care65
- Auto repair shops66
- Collision repair and body shops78
- Car washes and detailing68
- Tire shops57
- Oil change and quick lube55
- Gas stations65
- Insurance agencies65
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 Henry County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 320 auto repair and car care businesses in Henry County. 98 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 112 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 550 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Henry County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $88M a year, or $1,014 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 320 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $275K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,704 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Henry County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Henry County has 36.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $275K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Henry County would have about 328, against 320 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 774 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Henry County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Henry County at 264,922 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,704 households. The median household income in Henry County is $83,146 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.6% 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. Henry County scores 65 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #552 of 2,401 scored counties.
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