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Auto repair and car care businesses in Ware County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Ware County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 14 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,360 of 2,401 scored counties
#120 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 70
- 18 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $681 a household
- Spending per listing
- $126K
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 54.0
- 51% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,906
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Ware County has a Groundwork market score of 14 (low): #2,360 of 2,401 scored counties and #120 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 70 auto repair and car care businesses in Ware County. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 26%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 54.0 per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Ware County comes to about $8.8M a year: $681 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. Spread across 70 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $126K per business, 53% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Ware County in 2023. That is one for every 480 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show Ware County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Ware 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 | Ware County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 54.0 | 39.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $126K | $237K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 480 | 711 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $681 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $47,448 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 14 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 27
- Employees, 2023
- 159
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 64Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7018 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Ware 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 Ware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,906+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 12,957
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 899 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $47,448+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $59,518
- Median home value
- $109,500
- Jobs located here
- 14,807
- Daytime population
- 37,003Residents 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 |
| 120Ware County, GA | 14 | 70 | 54.0 | $126K | +1.9% | #2,360 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Ware 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 care14
- Auto repair shops16
- Collision repair and body shops18
- Car washes and detailing14
- Tire shops21
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations27
- Insurance agencies41
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 Ware County, GA?
Ware County has 70 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 18 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 27 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 64 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ware County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.8M a year, or $681 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $126K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,957 households in Ware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ware County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Ware County has 54.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $126K, 53% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Ware County would have about 33, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 480 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Ware County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Ware County at 36,906 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,957 households. Median household income in Ware County is $47,448, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.7%, 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. Ware County scores 14 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,360 of 2,401 scored counties.
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