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Auto repair and car care businesses in Spalding County, GA
The auto repair and car care businesses in Spalding County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,825 of 2,401 scored counties
#90 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 133
- 28 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- −2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $23.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $871 a household
- Spending per listing
- $173K
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 50.2
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,775
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Spalding County is 36 (lower middle), #1,825 of 2,401 scored counties and #90 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 133 auto repair and car care businesses in Spalding County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 50.2 per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $871 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Spalding County spend about $23.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $173K of household spending for each business on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 37 businesses with payroll in Spalding County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 715 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $5M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Spalding County. Population estimates show Spalding County grew 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Spalding 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 | Spalding County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 50.2 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $173K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 715 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.6% | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $871 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,071 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 37−2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 241
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 174Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13328 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 86The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Spalding 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 Spalding County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,775+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 26,471
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 196 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 352
- Median household income
- $62,071+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,451
- Median home value
- $228,700
- Jobs located here
- 23,824
- Daytime population
- 63,060Residents 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 Spalding 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 |
| 90Spalding County, GA | 36 | 133 | 50.2 | $173K | +4.9% | #1,825 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Spalding 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 care36
- Auto repair shops35
- Collision repair and body shops51
- Car washes and detailing55
- Tire shops26
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations35
- Insurance agencies64
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 Spalding County, GA?
Spalding County has 133 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 28 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 37 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. Official counts list 174 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Spalding County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $23.1M a year, or $871 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 133 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $173K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,471 households in Spalding County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Spalding County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Spalding County has 50.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $173K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Spalding County would have about 86, against 133 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 715 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Spalding County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Spalding County at 70,775 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,471 households. Median household income in Spalding County is $62,071, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. Spalding County scores 36 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,825 of 2,401 scored counties.
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