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Auto repair and car care businesses in Thomas County, GA
How Thomas 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,887 of 2,401 scored counties
#93 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 74
- 19 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- −16.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $15.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $846 a household
- Spending per listing
- $214K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.6
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,368
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Thomas County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,887 of 2,401 scored counties and #93 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 74 auto repair and car care businesses in Thomas County. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 26%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 39.6 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Thomas County spend about $15.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $846 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $214K per business, 21% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Thomas County was 26 in 2023, down 16.1% from 2019. That is one for every 719 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Thomas County. Population estimates put the population change in Thomas County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Thomas 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 | Thomas County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.6 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $214K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 719 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.1% | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $846 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,736 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 26−16.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 163
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 60Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7419 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Thomas 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 Thomas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,368+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 18,684
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 545 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 84
- Median household income
- $60,736+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,177
- Median home value
- $196,700
- Jobs located here
- 21,334
- Daytime population
- 48,014Residents 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 Thomas 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 |
| 93Thomas County, GA | 34 | 74 | 39.6 | $214K | +1.3% | #1,887 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Thomas 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 care34
- Auto repair shops31
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing18
- Tire shops55
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations37
- Insurance agencies32
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 Thomas County, GA?
There are 74 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Thomas County as of September 2026. 19 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 16.1% from 2019. Official counts list 60 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Thomas County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.8M a year, or $846 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $214K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,684 households in Thomas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Thomas County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Thomas County has 39.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $214K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Thomas County would have about 59, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 719 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Thomas County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Thomas County at 46,368 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,684 households. Median household income in Thomas County is $60,736, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.9%, 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. Thomas County scores 34 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,887 of 2,401 scored counties.
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