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Auto repair and car care businesses in Chickasaw County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Chickasaw County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,083 of 2,401 scored counties
#51 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 26
- 8 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $830 a household
- Spending per listing
- $213K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.0
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,730
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Chickasaw County is 28 (lower middle), #2,083 of 2,401 scored counties and #51 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 auto repair and car care businesses in Chickasaw County. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 39.0 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Chickasaw County comes to about $5.5M a year: $830 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $213K per business, 21% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Chickasaw County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 742 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chickasaw County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Chickasaw 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 | Chickasaw County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.0 | 37.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $213K | $238K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 742 | 731 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $830 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $43,586 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $912K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 40Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 268 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,730−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 6,674
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 502 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $43,586+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $56,911
- Median home value
- $109,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,543
- Daytime population
- 14,467Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 51Chickasaw County, MS | 28 | 26 | 39.0 | $213K | −2.0% | #2,083 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw County, MS?
There are 26 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Chickasaw County as of September 2026. 8 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 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 40 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chickasaw County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.5M a year, or $830 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $213K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,674 households in Chickasaw County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chickasaw County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Chickasaw County has 39.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $213K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Chickasaw County would have about 21, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 742 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Chickasaw County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Chickasaw County at 16,730 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,674 households. Median household income in Chickasaw County is $43,586, 46% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Chickasaw County scores 28 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #2,083 of 2,401 scored counties.
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