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Auto repair and car care businesses in Grenada County, MS
How Grenada 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 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,276 of 2,401 scored counties
#60 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 47
- 12 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $869 a household
- Spending per listing
- $157K
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 55.5
- 55% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,868
- −3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Grenada County scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #2,276 of 2,401 scored counties and #60 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Grenada County spend about $7.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $869 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $157K per business, 42% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 47 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Grenada County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 55.5 for every 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Grenada County in 2023. That is one for every 705 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $72K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Grenada County. Population estimates put the population change in Grenada County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Grenada 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 | Grenada County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 55.5 | 37.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $157K | $238K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 705 | 731 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.3% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $869 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $48,804 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 50Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4712 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $72K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Grenada 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 Grenada County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,868−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,464
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 422 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $48,804+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,152
- Median home value
- $132,200
- Jobs located here
- 9,312
- Daytime population
- 21,725Residents 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 Grenada 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 |
| 60Grenada County, MS | 20 | 47 | 55.5 | $157K | −3.3% | #2,276 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Grenada 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 Grenada County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 47 auto repair and car care businesses in Grenada County. 12 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 50 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grenada County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.4M a year, or $869 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $157K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,464 households in Grenada County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grenada County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Grenada County has 55.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $157K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Grenada County would have about 27, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 705 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Grenada County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Grenada County at 20,868 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,464 households. The median household income in Grenada County is $48,804 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.6% 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. Grenada County scores 20 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,276 of 2,401 scored counties.
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