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Auto repair and car care businesses in Lanier County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #184 of 2,401 scored counties
#16 of 124 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
9
4 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $983 a household
Spending per listing
$380K
42% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.8
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,623
+7.1% 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

For auto repair and car care businesses, Lanier County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #184 of 2,401 scored counties and #16 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.

At $983 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Lanier County spend about $3.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 9 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $380K per business, 42% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

Lanier County has 9 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 44%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 25.8 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Lanier County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lanier County grew 7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lanier 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 Lanier County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureLanier CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.839.035.7
Spending per listing$380K$237K$269K
Households per official establishmentn/a711681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.4%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$983$923$958
Median household income$47,186$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7748

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
94 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Lanier 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 Lanier County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,623+7.1% since 2020
Households
3,483
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
197 sq. mi.
People per square mile
52
Median household income
$47,186+15.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,614
Median home value
$162,300
Jobs located here
1,049
Daytime population
8,060Residents 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 Lanier 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
16Lanier County, GA77925.8$380K+7.1%#184 of 2,401

Other business types in Lanier 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 Lanier County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 auto repair and car care businesses in Lanier County. 4 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Lanier County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.4M a year, or $983 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $380K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,483 households in Lanier County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lanier County has 25.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $380K, 42% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Lanier County would have about 13, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Lanier County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Lanier County at 10,623 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,483 households. The median household income in Lanier County is $47,186 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.1% 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. Lanier County scores 77 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #184 of 2,401 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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