Auto · Small-town market · Georgia
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Kingsland, GA area
How the Kingsland, 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #77 of 538 scored small-town markets
#2 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 74
- 26 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $19.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $909 a household
- Spending per listing
- $267K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.1
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,143
- +9.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Kingsland area comes to about $19.7M a year: $909 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $267K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 74 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Kingsland area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 34.1 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in the Kingsland area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 904 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Kingsland area grew 9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, the Kingsland area has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #77 of 538 scored small-town markets and #2 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Kingsland 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.
| Measure | Kingsland area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.1 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $267K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 904 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $909 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,378 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 240.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 166
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 44Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7426 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The 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 the Kingsland 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 Kingsland area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,143+9.5% since 2020
- Households
- 21,693
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 630 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $74,378
- Average household income
- $88,291
- Median home value
- $261,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,044
- Daytime population
- 51,629Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →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 Kingsland area marked.
Top small-town markets in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson, GA | 74 | 129 | 45.4 | $249K | +29.3% | #57 of 538 |
| 2Kingsland, GA | 71 | 74 | 34.1 | $267K | +9.5% | #77 of 538 |
| 3Summerville, GA | 65 | 30 | 32.8 | $271K | +1.5% | #123 of 538 |
| 4Cedartown, GA | 62 | 66 | 41.5 | $228K | +6.0% | #166 of 538 |
| 5Calhoun, GA | 61 | 92 | 43.1 | $224K | +6.9% | #175 of 538 |
| 6Toccoa, GA | 60 | 47 | 44.7 | $217K | +3.8% | #185 of 538 |
| 7Jesup, GA | 56 | 49 | 44.3 | $207K | +7.8% | #212 of 538 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 55 | 28 | 27.5 | $296K | −1.2% | #215 of 538 |
| 8Thomaston, GA | 55 | 33 | 31.1 | $278K | +2.7% | #216 of 538 |
| 9Statesboro, GA | 55 | 127 | 36.4 | $244K | +8.0% | #221 of 538 |
Other business types in the Kingsland area
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 care71
- Auto repair shops78
- Collision repair and body shops68
- Car washes and detailing67
- Tire shops68
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations50
- Insurance agencies92
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 the Kingsland, GA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 74 auto repair and car care businesses in the Kingsland area. 26 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Kingsland, GA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $19.7M a year, or $909 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $267K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,693 households in the Kingsland area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kingsland, GA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Kingsland area has 34.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $267K, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Kingsland area would have about 73, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 904 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Kingsland, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Kingsland area at 60,143 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,693 households. The median household income in the Kingsland area is $74,378 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Kingsland area scores 71 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #77 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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