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Auto repair and car care businesses in Stephens County, GA
The auto repair and car care businesses in Stephens County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,158 of 2,401 scored counties
#62 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 47
- 11 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $970 a household
- Spending per listing
- $217K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.7
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,854
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 auto repair and car care businesses in Stephens County. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 44.7, 25% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $970 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Stephens County spend about $10.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 47 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $217K per business, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Stephens County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 957 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 59 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stephens County grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Stephens County is 52 (upper middle), #1,158 of 2,401 scored counties and #62 of 124 scored counties in Georgia.
How Stephens 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 | Stephens County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 44.7 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $217K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 957 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $970 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $54,754 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 59Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4711 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 Stephens 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 Stephens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,854+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 10,524
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 179 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 151
- Median household income
- $54,754+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,096
- Median home value
- $175,300
- Jobs located here
- 8,300
- Daytime population
- 22,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 62Stephens County, GA | 52 | 47 | 44.7 | $217K | +3.8% | #1,158 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Stephens 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 care52
- Auto repair shops48
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing48
- Tire shops35
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations39
- Insurance agencies67
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 Stephens County, GA?
There are 47 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Stephens County as of September 2026. 11 of them (23%) 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 Stephens County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.2M a year, or $970 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $217K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,524 households in Stephens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stephens County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Stephens County has 44.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $217K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Stephens County would have about 38, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 957 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Stephens County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Stephens County at 27,854 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,524 households. Median household income in Stephens County is $54,754, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.1%, 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. Stephens County scores 52 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,158 of 2,401 scored counties.
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