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Auto repair and car care businesses in Tattnall County, GA

The auto repair and car care businesses in Tattnall County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,686 of 2,401 scored counties
#85 of 124 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
31
7 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $822 a household
Spending per listing
$202K
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.6
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,376
+0.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $822 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Tattnall County spend about $6.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 31 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $202K per business, 25% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Tattnall County has 31 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 40.6, 14% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Tattnall County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,908 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 38 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Tattnall County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Tattnall County is 40 (lower middle), #1,686 of 2,401 scored counties and #85 of 124 scored counties in Georgia.

How Tattnall 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.

Auto repair and car care in Tattnall County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureTattnall CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.639.035.7
Spending per listing$202K$237K$269K
Households per official establishment1,908711681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.4%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$822$923$958
Median household income$50,747$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4048

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$539K
One-person businesses, 2023
38Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
317 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Tattnall 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 Tattnall County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,376+0.2% since 2020
Households
7,630
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
481 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$50,747+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,842
Median home value
$140,000
Jobs located here
5,585
Daytime population
21,963Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Tattnall County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, GA951725.3$490K+10.5%#3 of 2,401
2Harris County, GA931310.0$1.2M+6.8%#8 of 2,401
3Banks County, GA901217.5$637K+17.3%#18 of 2,401
4Bryan County, GA874225.3$441K+15.6%#36 of 2,401
5Jasper County, GA871525.1$417K+20.2%#38 of 2,401
6Greene County, GA862328.1$380K+12.3%#46 of 2,401
7Oconee County, GA853020.0$652K+6.9%#47 of 2,401
8Effingham County, GA835823.9$446K+14.1%#79 of 2,401
9Long County, GA831524.3$385K+32.6%#87 of 2,401
10Murray County, GA824428.9$366K+4.0%#94 of 2,401
85Tattnall County, GA403140.6$202K+0.2%#1,686 of 2,401

Other business types in Tattnall County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Tattnall County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 auto repair and car care businesses in Tattnall County. 7 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 38 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Tattnall County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $6.3M a year, or $822 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $202K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,630 households in Tattnall County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Tattnall County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Tattnall County has 40.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $202K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Tattnall County would have about 23, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,908 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Tattnall County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Tattnall County at 24,376 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,630 households. The median household income in Tattnall County is $50,747 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. Tattnall County scores 40 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,686 of 2,401 scored counties.

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