Auto · Small-town market · Georgia
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Moultrie, GA area
How the Moultrie, 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #449 of 538 scored small-town markets
#17 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 81
- 11 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $853 a household
- Spending per listing
- $177K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.2
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,438
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Moultrie area is 31 (lower middle), #449 of 538 scored small-town markets and #17 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 81 auto repair and car care businesses in the Moultrie area. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 14%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 48.2 for every 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in the Moultrie area spend about $14.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $853 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $177K per business, 34% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 30 businesses with payroll in the Moultrie area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 560 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Moultrie area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Moultrie 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 | Moultrie area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.2 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $177K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 560 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.1% | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $853 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $49,341 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30+7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 137
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 116Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8111 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The 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 Moultrie 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 Moultrie area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,438+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 16,803
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 547 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 84
- Median household income
- $49,341+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,603
- Median home value
- $121,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,271
- Daytime population
- 43,306Residents 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 Moultrie 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 |
| 17Moultrie, GA | 31 | 81 | 48.2 | $177K | +3.3% | #449 of 538 |
Other business types in the Moultrie 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 care31
- Auto repair shops41
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing62
- Tire shops20
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations40
- Insurance agencies61
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 Moultrie, GA area?
There are 81 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Moultrie area as of September 2026. 11 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 116 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Moultrie, GA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14.3M a year, or $853 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $177K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,803 households in the Moultrie area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Moultrie, GA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Moultrie area has 48.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $177K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Moultrie area would have about 53, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 560 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Moultrie, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Moultrie area at 47,438 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,803 households. Median household income in the Moultrie area is $49,341, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. 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 Moultrie area scores 31 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #449 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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