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Auto repair and car care businesses in Clarke County, MS
The auto repair and car care businesses in Clarke County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,172 of 2,401 scored counties
#23 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 18
- 4 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $907 a household
- Spending per listing
- $300K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.3
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,102
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Clarke County spend about $5.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $907 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $300K per business, 12% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Clarke County has 18 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 22%, 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Clarke County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 849 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Clarke County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Clarke County is 51 (upper middle), #1,172 of 2,401 scored counties and #23 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Clarke 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 | Clarke County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.3 | 37.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $300K | $238K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 849 | 731 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $907 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $46,108 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $682K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 184 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Clarke 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 Clarke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,102−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 5,945
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 692 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $46,108+6.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,952
- Median home value
- $118,100
- Jobs located here
- 3,085
- Daytime population
- 12,654Residents 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 Clarke 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 |
| 23Clarke County, MS | 51 | 18 | 30.3 | $300K | −2.8% | #1,172 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Clarke 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 Clarke County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 auto repair and car care businesses in Clarke County. 4 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clarke County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.4M a year, or $907 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $300K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,945 households in Clarke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clarke County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Clarke 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 $300K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Clarke County would have about 20, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 849 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Clarke County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Clarke County at 15,102 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,945 households. The median household income in Clarke County is $46,108 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 6.7% 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. Clarke County scores 51 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,172 of 2,401 scored counties.
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