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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Jesup, GA area

How the Jesup, GA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #212 of 538 scored small-town markets
#7 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia

Listings
49
12 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $919 a household
Spending per listing
$207K
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
44.3
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,481
+7.8% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Jesup area comes to about $10.2M a year: $919 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $207K of household spending for each business on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 49 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Jesup area as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 24%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 44.3, 24% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Jesup area in 2023. That is one for every 851 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 73 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $130K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Jesup area.

Population estimates show the Jesup area grew 7.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Jesup area scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #212 of 538 scored small-town markets and #7 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia.

How the Jesup 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.

Auto repair and car care in Jesup, GA area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureJesup areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households44.339.035.7
Spending per listing$207K$237K$269K
Households per official establishment851711681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.4%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$919$923$958
Median household income$53,427$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5648

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13
Employees, 2023
78
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
73Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4912 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$130K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Jesup 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 Jesup area

Population, 2025 estimate
32,481+7.8% since 2020
Households
11,061
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
642 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$53,427+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,341
Median home value
$162,800
Jobs located here
9,027
Daytime population
28,247Residents 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 small-town markets 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 Jesup area marked.

Top small-town markets in Georgia

Small-town markets in Georgia ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson, GA7412945.4$249K+29.3%#57 of 538
2Kingsland, GA717434.1$267K+9.5%#77 of 538
3Summerville, GA653032.8$271K+1.5%#123 of 538
4Cedartown, GA626641.5$228K+6.0%#166 of 538
5Calhoun, GA619243.1$224K+6.9%#175 of 538
6Toccoa, GA604744.7$217K+3.8%#185 of 538
7Jesup, GA564944.3$207K+7.8%#212 of 538
Eufaula, AL-GA552827.5$296K−1.2%#215 of 538
8Thomaston, GA553331.1$278K+2.7%#216 of 538
9Statesboro, GA5512736.4$244K+8.0%#221 of 538

Other business types in the Jesup area

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 the Jesup, GA area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 49 auto repair and car care businesses in the Jesup area. 12 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 73 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Jesup, GA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $10.2M a year, or $919 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $207K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,061 households in the Jesup area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Jesup area has 44.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $207K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Jesup area would have about 38, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 851 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is the Jesup, GA area growing?

Population estimates put the Jesup area at 32,481 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,061 households. The median household income in the Jesup area is $53,427 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.5% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Jesup area scores 56 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #212 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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