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Auto repair and car care businesses in McIntosh County, GA
How McIntosh County, GA compares with other counties 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #557 of 2,401 scored counties
#34 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 18
- 4 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $919 a household
- Spending per listing
- $259K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,989
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in McIntosh County comes to about $4.7M a year: $919 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $259K per business, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
McIntosh County has 18 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in McIntosh County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,689 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 31 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McIntosh County grew 9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in McIntosh County is 65 (upper middle), #557 of 2,401 scored counties and #34 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How McIntosh 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 | McIntosh County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.5 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $259K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,689 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $919 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $50,273 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $345K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 184 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 McIntosh 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 McIntosh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,989+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 5,067
- Median age
- 49.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $50,273+1.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,739
- Median home value
- $182,700
- Jobs located here
- 1,922
- Daytime population
- 8,515Residents 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 |
| 34McIntosh County, GA | 65 | 18 | 35.5 | $259K | +9.2% | #557 of 2,401 |
Other business types in McIntosh 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 McIntosh County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 auto repair and car care businesses in McIntosh County. 4 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McIntosh County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.7M 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 18 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $259K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,067 households in McIntosh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McIntosh County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
McIntosh County has 35.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $259K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, McIntosh County would have about 17, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,689 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is McIntosh County, GA growing?
Population estimates put McIntosh County at 11,989 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,067 households. The median household income in McIntosh County is $50,273 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 1.6% 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. McIntosh County scores 65 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #557 of 2,401 scored counties.
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