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Auto repair and car care businesses in Hinds County, MS
How Hinds 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 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,088 of 2,401 scored counties
#52 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 350
- 95 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 103
- −10.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $72.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $805 a household
- Spending per listing
- $206K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.1
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 211,888
- −6.6% since 2020
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What this means
Hinds County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #2,088 of 2,401 scored counties and #52 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Hinds County comes to about $72.1M a year: $805 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $206K of household spending for each business on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Hinds County has 350 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 95 are chain locations, or 27%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 39.1 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 103 businesses with payroll in Hinds County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 10.4% from 2019. That is one for every 870 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hinds County. Population estimates put the population change in Hinds County from 2020 to 2025 at −6.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Hinds 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 | Hinds County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.1 | 37.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $206K | $238K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 870 | 731 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.4% | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $805 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $49,402 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 115 → 103−10.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 608
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 348Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 35095 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 268The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hinds 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 Hinds County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 211,888−6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 89,578
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 870 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 251
- Median household income
- $49,402+10.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,611
- Median home value
- $159,900
- Jobs located here
- 120,149
- Daytime population
- 246,320Residents 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 Hinds 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 |
| 52Hinds County, MS | 28 | 350 | 39.1 | $206K | −6.6% | #2,088 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Hinds County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care28
- Auto repair shops31
- Collision repair and body shops34
- Car washes and detailing32
- Tire shops20
- Oil change and quick lube37
- Gas stations18
- Insurance agencies25
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 Hinds County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 350 auto repair and car care businesses in Hinds County. 95 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 103 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 10.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 348 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hinds County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $72.1M a year, or $805 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 350 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $206K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 89,578 households in Hinds County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hinds County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Hinds County has 39.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $206K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Hinds County would have about 268, against 350 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 870 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Hinds County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Hinds County at 211,888 people in 2025, down 6.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 89,578 households. The median household income in Hinds County is $49,402 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.7% 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. Hinds County scores 28 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #2,088 of 2,401 scored counties.
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