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Auto repair and car care businesses in Itawamba County, MS
How Itawamba 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,696 of 2,401 scored counties
#34 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 34
- 6 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $958 a household
- Spending per listing
- $271K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,152
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 auto repair and car care businesses in Itawamba County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 35.3 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $958 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Itawamba County spend about $9.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $271K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Itawamba County in 2023. That is one for every 458 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 38 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Itawamba County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Itawamba County is 39 (lower middle), #1,696 of 2,401 scored counties and #34 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Itawamba 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 | Itawamba County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.3 | 37.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $271K | $238K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 458 | 731 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $958 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,546 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 116
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 346 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Itawamba 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 Itawamba County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,152+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 9,619
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 533 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $55,546+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,884
- Median home value
- $142,400
- Jobs located here
- 5,891
- Daytime population
- 19,887Residents 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 |
| 34Itawamba County, MS | 39 | 34 | 35.3 | $271K | +1.3% | #1,696 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Itawamba 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 Itawamba County, MS?
There are 34 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Itawamba County as of September 2026. 6 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 38 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Itawamba County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.2M a year, or $958 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $271K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,619 households in Itawamba County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Itawamba County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Itawamba County has 35.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $271K, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 458 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Itawamba County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Itawamba County at 24,152 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,619 households. Median household income in Itawamba County is $55,546, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. Itawamba County scores 39 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,696 of 2,401 scored counties.
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