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Auto repair and car care businesses in Alcorn County, MS

How Alcorn County, MS 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 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,119 of 2,401 scored counties
#55 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
61
19 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
21
+5.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$12.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $847 a household
Spending per listing
$201K
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
42.2
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,569
−0.5% 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

Alcorn County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #2,119 of 2,401 scored counties and #55 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Alcorn County spend about $12.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $847 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $201K of household spending for each business on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 61 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Alcorn County as of September 2026. 19 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.2, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Alcorn County was 21 in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 688 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show Alcorn County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Alcorn County compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 Alcorn County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureAlcorn CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households42.237.335.7
Spending per listing$201K$238K$269K
Households per official establishment688731681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.0%+2.1%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$847$890$958
Median household income$51,260$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score2732

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 21+5.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
120
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
70Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6119 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The 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 Alcorn 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 Alcorn County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,569−0.5% since 2020
Households
14,456
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
400 sq. mi.
People per square mile
86
Median household income
$51,260+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,932
Median home value
$142,100
Jobs located here
13,226
Daytime population
34,082Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Alcorn County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tate County, MS782724.5$424K+2.1%#158 of 2,401
2Marshall County, MS743828.8$348K+2.6%#252 of 2,401
3Madison County, MS7310924.8$391K+6.5%#265 of 2,401
4Hancock County, MS705527.2$342K+1.6%#361 of 2,401
5Oktibbeha County, MS684118.8$460K+0.4%#412 of 2,401
6Newton County, MS652228.5$334K−1.4%#528 of 2,401
7Walthall County, MS641324.6$395K+0.4%#562 of 2,401
8George County, MS613840.9$233K+8.1%#716 of 2,401
9DeSoto County, MS6026537.3$277K+6.3%#750 of 2,401
10Yalobusha County, MS591020.0$451K−0.5%#763 of 2,401
55Alcorn County, MS276142.2$201K−0.5%#2,119 of 2,401

Other business types in Alcorn County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Alcorn County, MS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 61 auto repair and car care businesses in Alcorn County. 19 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 70 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Alcorn County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $12.2M a year, or $847 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $201K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,456 households in Alcorn County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Alcorn County has 42.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $201K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Alcorn County would have about 46, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 688 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Alcorn County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Alcorn County at 34,569 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,456 households. The median household income in Alcorn County is $51,260 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Alcorn County scores 27 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #2,119 of 2,401 scored counties.

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