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Auto repair and car care businesses in Covington County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Covington County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,362 of 2,401 scored counties
#66 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 35
- 6 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $838 a household
- Spending per listing
- $175K
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.8
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,898
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Covington County scores 13 (low) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #2,362 of 2,401 scored counties and #66 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 auto repair and car care businesses in Covington County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 47.8, 34% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $838 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Covington County spend about $6.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $175K per business, 35% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Covington County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 523 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Covington County. Population estimates show Covington County declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Covington 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 | Covington County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.8 | 37.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $175K | $238K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 523 | 731 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $838 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $45,051 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 42Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 356 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Covington 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 Covington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,898−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,323
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 414 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $45,051+18.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,677
- Median home value
- $105,100
- Jobs located here
- 5,811
- Daytime population
- 16,612Residents 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 Covington 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 |
| 66Covington County, MS | 13 | 35 | 47.8 | $175K | −2.2% | #2,362 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Covington 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 Covington County, MS?
There are 35 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Covington County as of September 2026. 6 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 42 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Covington County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.1M a year, or $838 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $175K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,323 households in Covington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Covington County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Covington County has 47.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $175K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Covington County would have about 23, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 523 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Covington County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Covington County at 17,898 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,323 households. Median household income in Covington County is $45,051, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.0%, 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. Covington County scores 13 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,362 of 2,401 scored counties.
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