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Auto repair and car care businesses in Meriwether County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Meriwether County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #890 of 2,401 scored counties
#44 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 29
- 6 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $935 a household
- Spending per listing
- $271K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.6
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,516
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Meriwether County comes to about $7.8M a year: $935 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $271K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.
Meriwether County has 29 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 34.6 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Meriwether County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 763 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 59 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Meriwether County.
Population estimates show Meriwether County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Meriwether County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #890 of 2,401 scored counties and #44 of 124 scored counties in Georgia.
How Meriwether 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 | Meriwether County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.6 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $271K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 763 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $935 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,340 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 59Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 296 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Meriwether 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 Meriwether County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,516+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,391
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 501 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $57,340+54.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,311
- Median home value
- $168,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,267
- Daytime population
- 16,127Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Meriwether County marked.
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 |
| 44Meriwether County, GA | 57 | 29 | 34.6 | $271K | +4.4% | #890 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Meriwether 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 Meriwether County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 auto repair and car care businesses in Meriwether County. 6 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 59 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Meriwether County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.8M a year, or $935 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $271K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,391 households in Meriwether County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Meriwether County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Meriwether County has 34.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $271K, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 763 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Meriwether County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Meriwether County at 21,516 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,391 households. The median household income in Meriwether County is $57,340 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 54.5% 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. 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. Meriwether County scores 57 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #890 of 2,401 scored counties.
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