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Auto repair and car care businesses in Calhoun County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Calhoun County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,907 of 2,401 scored counties
#43 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 17
- 8 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $849 a household
- Spending per listing
- $280K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.3
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,643
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Calhoun County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,907 of 2,401 scored counties and #43 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 auto repair and car care businesses in Calhoun County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 47%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 30.3 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Calhoun County spend about $4.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $849 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $280K per business, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Calhoun County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Calhoun County declined 4.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Calhoun 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.
| Measure | Calhoun County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.3 | 37.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $280K | $238K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 731 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $849 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $43,125 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 32 |
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
- 28Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 178 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,643−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 5,611
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $43,125+15.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,887
- Median home value
- $90,300
- Jobs located here
- 3,084
- Daytime population
- 10,470Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Calhoun County marked.
Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tate County, MS | 78 | 27 | 24.5 | $424K | +2.1% | #158 of 2,401 |
| 2Marshall County, MS | 74 | 38 | 28.8 | $348K | +2.6% | #252 of 2,401 |
| 3Madison County, MS | 73 | 109 | 24.8 | $391K | +6.5% | #265 of 2,401 |
| 4Hancock County, MS | 70 | 55 | 27.2 | $342K | +1.6% | #361 of 2,401 |
| 5Oktibbeha County, MS | 68 | 41 | 18.8 | $460K | +0.4% | #412 of 2,401 |
| 6Newton County, MS | 65 | 22 | 28.5 | $334K | −1.4% | #528 of 2,401 |
| 7Walthall County, MS | 64 | 13 | 24.6 | $395K | +0.4% | #562 of 2,401 |
| 8George County, MS | 61 | 38 | 40.9 | $233K | +8.1% | #716 of 2,401 |
| 9DeSoto County, MS | 60 | 265 | 37.3 | $277K | +6.3% | #750 of 2,401 |
| 10Yalobusha County, MS | 59 | 10 | 20.0 | $451K | −0.5% | #763 of 2,401 |
| 43Calhoun County, MS | 33 | 17 | 30.3 | $280K | −4.4% | #1,907 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Calhoun County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Calhoun County, MS?
There are 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Calhoun County as of September 2026. 8 of them (47%) are chain locations. 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 Calhoun County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 28 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Calhoun County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.8M a year, or $849 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $280K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,611 households in Calhoun County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Calhoun County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Calhoun County has 30.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $280K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Calhoun County would have about 18, against 17 on map listings.
How fast is Calhoun County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Calhoun County at 12,643 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,611 households. Median household income in Calhoun County is $43,125, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.7%, 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. Calhoun County scores 33 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,907 of 2,401 scored counties.
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