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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Savannah, GA metro area
How the Savannah, GA metro area compares with other metro areas 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #147 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 547
- 168 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 209
- +19.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $141.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $879 a household
- Spending per listing
- $259K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.9
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 438,314
- +8.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 547 auto repair and car care businesses in the Savannah metro area. 168 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 33.9, 5% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in the Savannah metro area spend about $141.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $879 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $259K of household spending for each business on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 209 businesses with payroll in the Savannah metro area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 19.4% from 2019. That is one for every 772 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 497 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $4.7M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Savannah metro area.
Population estimates show the Savannah metro area grew 8.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, the Savannah metro area has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #147 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia.
How the Savannah metro 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 | Savannah metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.9 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $259K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 772 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.4% | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $879 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $77,180 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 209+19.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,607
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $86.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 497Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 547168 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 528The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $4.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Savannah metro 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 Savannah metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 438,314+8.1% since 2020
- Households
- 161,273
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,349 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 310
- Median household income
- $77,180+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,786
- Median home value
- $302,000
- Jobs located here
- 189,059
- Daytime population
- 431,545Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas 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 Savannah metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warner Robins, GA | 81 | 228 | 30.6 | $321K | +8.2% | #10 of 387 |
| 2Athens-Clarke County, GA | 67 | 289 | 33.6 | $286K | +3.9% | #73 of 387 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 63 | 832 | 36.0 | $263K | +5.3% | #99 of 387 |
| 3Hinesville, GA | 62 | 105 | 34.8 | $252K | +12.6% | #108 of 387 |
| 4Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 60 | 804 | 34.7 | $265K | +4.7% | #126 of 387 |
| 5Savannah, GA | 57 | 547 | 33.9 | $259K | +8.1% | #147 of 387 |
| 6Dalton, GA | 53 | 216 | 41.5 | $233K | +3.5% | #186 of 387 |
| 7Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 48 | 9,032 | 39.0 | $240K | +5.9% | #221 of 387 |
| 8Gainesville, GA | 39 | 375 | 51.0 | $203K | +11.4% | #286 of 387 |
| 9Valdosta, GA | 37 | 237 | 41.7 | $208K | +3.3% | #294 of 387 |
Other business types in the Savannah metro 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 care57
- Auto repair shops58
- Collision repair and body shops50
- Car washes and detailing39
- Tire shops48
- Oil change and quick lube52
- Gas stations42
- Insurance agencies70
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 Savannah, GA metro area?
The Savannah metro area has 547 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 168 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 209 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 19.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 497 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Savannah, GA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $141.7M a year, or $879 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 547 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $259K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 161,273 households in the Savannah metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Savannah, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Savannah metro area has 33.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $259K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Savannah metro area would have about 528, against 547 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 772 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Savannah, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Savannah metro area at 438,314 people in 2025, up 8.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 161,273 households. Median household income in the Savannah metro area is $77,180, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.8%, 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. The Savannah metro area scores 57 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #147 of 387 scored metro areas.
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