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Auto repair and car care businesses in Wheeler County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Wheeler County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $728 a household
Spending per listing
$588K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
12.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
7,570
+1.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 auto repair and car care businesses in Wheeler County. That is 12.4 per 10,000 households.

Households in Wheeler County spend about $1.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $728 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $588K of household spending for each business on map listings.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Wheeler County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Wheeler County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Wheeler 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 Wheeler County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureWheeler CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.439.035.7
Spending per listing$588K$237K$269K
Households per official establishmentn/a711681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.4%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$728$923$958
Median household income$40,539$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Wheeler 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 Wheeler County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,570+1.7% since 2020
Households
1,615
Median age
32.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
296 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$40,539
Average household income
$53,198
Median home value
$88,200
Jobs located here
1,118
Daytime population
6,522Residents 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 Wheeler 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
Wheeler County, GANot scored212.4$588K+1.7%

Other business types in Wheeler County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

There are 2 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Wheeler County as of September 2026. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Wheeler County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.2M a year, or $728 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $588K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,615 households in Wheeler County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wheeler County has 2 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Wheeler County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Wheeler County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Wheeler County at 7,570 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,615 households. Median household income in Wheeler County is $40,539, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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