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Auto repair and car care businesses in Tift County, GA
The auto repair and car care businesses in Tift County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,233 of 2,401 scored counties
#112 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 90
- 19 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- −13.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $12.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $828 a household
- Spending per listing
- $144K
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 57.5
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,254
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Tift County has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #2,233 of 2,401 scored counties and #112 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 90 auto repair and car care businesses in Tift County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 57.5 per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Tift County comes to about $12.9M a year: $828 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 90 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $144K per business, 46% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Tift County in 2023, down 13.8% from 2019. That is one for every 626 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $5.4M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Tift County. Population estimates show Tift County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Tift 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 | Tift County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 57.5 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $144K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 626 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.8% | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $828 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $53,255 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 25−13.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 200
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 100Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9019 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $5.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Tift 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 Tift County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,254+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,640
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 261 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 159
- Median household income
- $53,255+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,766
- Median home value
- $165,200
- Jobs located here
- 21,738
- Daytime population
- 47,133Residents 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 Tift 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 |
| 112Tift County, GA | 23 | 90 | 57.5 | $144K | +2.1% | #2,233 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Tift 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 care23
- Auto repair shops30
- Collision repair and body shops32
- Car washes and detailing29
- Tire shops15
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations18
- Insurance agencies27
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 Tift County, GA?
Tift County has 90 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 19 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 25 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 13.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 100 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Tift County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.9M a year, or $828 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 90 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $144K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,640 households in Tift County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tift County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Tift County has 57.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $144K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Tift County would have about 48, against 90 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 626 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Tift County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Tift County at 42,254 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,640 households. Median household income in Tift County is $53,255, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.7%, 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. Tift County scores 23 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,233 of 2,401 scored counties.
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