Auto · Small-town market · Georgia
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Vidalia, GA area
How the Vidalia, GA area compares with other small-town markets 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #406 of 538 scored small-town markets
#15 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 66
- 10 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $860 a household
- Spending per listing
- $177K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.7
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,180
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Vidalia area is 37 (lower middle), #406 of 538 scored small-town markets and #15 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 66 auto repair and car care businesses in the Vidalia area. 10 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 48.7 for every 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $860 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Vidalia area spend about $11.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $177K per business, 34% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Vidalia area in 2023. That is one for every 753 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Vidalia area grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Vidalia area 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 | Vidalia area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.7 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $177K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 753 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $860 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,500 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18
- Employees, 2023
- 138
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 73Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The 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 the Vidalia area, 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 the Vidalia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,180+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,552
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $52,500+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,859
- Median home value
- $133,500
- Jobs located here
- 13,897
- Daytime population
- 36,383Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Georgia for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Vidalia area marked.
Top small-town markets in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson, GA | 74 | 129 | 45.4 | $249K | +29.3% | #57 of 538 |
| 2Kingsland, GA | 71 | 74 | 34.1 | $267K | +9.5% | #77 of 538 |
| 3Summerville, GA | 65 | 30 | 32.8 | $271K | +1.5% | #123 of 538 |
| 4Cedartown, GA | 62 | 66 | 41.5 | $228K | +6.0% | #166 of 538 |
| 5Calhoun, GA | 61 | 92 | 43.1 | $224K | +6.9% | #175 of 538 |
| 6Toccoa, GA | 60 | 47 | 44.7 | $217K | +3.8% | #185 of 538 |
| 7Jesup, GA | 56 | 49 | 44.3 | $207K | +7.8% | #212 of 538 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 55 | 28 | 27.5 | $296K | −1.2% | #215 of 538 |
| 8Thomaston, GA | 55 | 33 | 31.1 | $278K | +2.7% | #216 of 538 |
| 9Statesboro, GA | 55 | 127 | 36.4 | $244K | +8.0% | #221 of 538 |
| 15Vidalia, GA | 37 | 66 | 48.7 | $177K | +1.5% | #406 of 538 |
Other business types in the Vidalia area
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 care37
- Auto repair shops44
- Collision repair and body shops25
- Car washes and detailing26
- Tire shops44
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations48
- Insurance agencies48
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 the Vidalia, GA area?
The Vidalia area has 66 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 73 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Vidalia, GA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.7M a year, or $860 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $177K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,552 households in the Vidalia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Vidalia, GA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Vidalia area has 48.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $177K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Vidalia area would have about 43, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 753 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is the Vidalia, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Vidalia area at 36,180 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,552 households. Median household income in the Vidalia area is $52,500, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.6%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Vidalia area scores 37 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #406 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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