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Auto repair and car care businesses in Madison County, GA
The auto repair and car care businesses in Madison County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #601 of 2,401 scored counties
#35 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 46
- 3 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,000 a household
- Spending per listing
- $244K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.9
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,919
- +8.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,000 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $11.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 46 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $244K per business, 9% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Madison County has 46 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 40.9 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Madison County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 1,124 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 67 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $450K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Madison County.
Population estimates put the population change in Madison County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Madison County is 64 (upper middle), #601 of 2,401 scored counties and #35 of 124 scored counties in Georgia.
How Madison 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 | Madison County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.9 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $244K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,124 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,000 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,963 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 67Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 463 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $450K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,919+8.8% since 2020
- Households
- 11,242
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 282 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $61,963+18.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,437
- Median home value
- $219,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,304
- Daytime population
- 22,042Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 35Madison County, GA | 64 | 46 | 40.9 | $244K | +8.8% | #601 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Madison County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Madison County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 auto repair and car care businesses in Madison County. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 67 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Madison County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.2M a year, or $1,000 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $244K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,242 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Madison County has 40.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $244K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Madison County would have about 42, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,124 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 32,919 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,242 households. The median household income in Madison County is $61,963 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.0% 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. Madison County scores 64 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #601 of 2,401 scored counties.
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