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Auto repair and car care businesses in Lauderdale County, MS
How Lauderdale 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 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,333 of 2,401 scored counties
#65 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 125
- 37 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- −7.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $23.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $829 a household
- Spending per listing
- $190K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.5
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,317
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Lauderdale County has a Groundwork market score of 16 (low): #2,333 of 2,401 scored counties and #65 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 125 auto repair and car care businesses in Lauderdale County. Of those, 37 are chain locations, or 30%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 43.5 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $829 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Lauderdale County spend about $23.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 125 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $190K per business, 29% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Lauderdale County in 2023, down 7.5% from 2019. That is one for every 586 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lauderdale County declined 3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Lauderdale 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 | Lauderdale County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.5 | 37.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $190K | $238K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 586 | 731 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.5% | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $829 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $50,817 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 49−7.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 288
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 140Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12537 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 89The 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,317−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 28,707
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 704 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $50,817+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,958
- Median home value
- $133,300
- Jobs located here
- 32,099
- Daytime population
- 75,808Residents 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 Lauderdale 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 |
| 65Lauderdale County, MS | 16 | 125 | 43.5 | $190K | −3.2% | #2,333 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Lauderdale 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 care16
- Auto repair shops21
- Collision repair and body shops22
- Car washes and detailing35
- Tire shops7
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations17
- Insurance agencies36
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 Lauderdale County, MS?
There are 125 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Lauderdale County as of September 2026. 37 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 7.5% from 2019. Official counts list 140 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lauderdale County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $23.8M a year, or $829 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 125 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $190K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,707 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lauderdale County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Lauderdale County has 43.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $190K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 89, against 125 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 586 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lauderdale County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 70,317 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,707 households. Median household income in Lauderdale County is $50,817, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.5%, 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. Lauderdale County scores 16 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,333 of 2,401 scored counties.
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