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Auto repair and car care businesses in Paulding County, GA
How Paulding 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #258 of 2,401 scored counties
#20 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 211
- 53 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 84
- +20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $66.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,101 a household
- Spending per listing
- $313K
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 190,996
- +12.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Paulding County spend about $66.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,101 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $313K per business, 17% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Paulding County has 211 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.2, 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 Paulding County was 84 in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 714 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 356 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $4.3M has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Paulding County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Paulding County grew 12.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Paulding County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #258 of 2,401 scored counties and #20 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Paulding 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 | Paulding County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.2 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $313K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 714 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.0% | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,101 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $98,031 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 70 → 84+20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 431
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 356Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 246The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $4.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Paulding 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 Paulding County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 190,996+12.7% since 2020
- Households
- 60,008
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 312 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 573
- Median household income
- $98,031+43.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,444
- Median home value
- $326,300
- Jobs located here
- 29,361
- Daytime population
- 119,651Residents 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 Paulding 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 |
| 20Paulding County, GA | 74 | 211 | 35.2 | $313K | +12.7% | #258 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Paulding County
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 care74
- Auto repair shops76
- Collision repair and body shops80
- Car washes and detailing67
- Tire shops68
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations89
- Insurance agencies88
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 Paulding County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 211 auto repair and car care businesses in Paulding County. 53 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. Official counts list 356 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Paulding County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $66.1M a year, or $1,101 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 211 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $313K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 60,008 households in Paulding County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Paulding County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Paulding County has 35.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $313K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Paulding County would have about 246, against 211 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 714 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Paulding County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Paulding County at 190,996 people in 2025, up 12.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,008 households. The median household income in Paulding County is $98,031 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.4% 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. Paulding County scores 74 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #258 of 2,401 scored counties.
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