Auto · Small-town market · Mississippi
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Natchez, MS-LA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Natchez, MS-LA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #508 of 538 scored small-town markets
#16 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 90
- 24 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +26.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $788 a household
- Spending per listing
- $182K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.4
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,722
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Natchez area scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #508 of 538 scored small-town markets and #16 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Natchez area comes to about $16.3M a year: $788 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 90 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $182K per business, 32% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Natchez area has 90 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 24 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 43.4 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in the Natchez area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 26.9% from 2019. That is one for every 592 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Natchez area declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Natchez area 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 | Natchez area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.4 | 37.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $182K | $238K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 592 | 731 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.9% | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $788 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $42,104 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35+26.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 156
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 85Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9024 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The 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 the Natchez area, 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 the Natchez area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,722−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 20,736
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,678 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $42,104
- Average household income
- $63,809
- Median home value
- $101,500
- Jobs located here
- 16,813
- Daytime population
- 51,317Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Mississippi for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the Natchez area marked.
Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Starkville, MS | 73 | 59 | 22.8 | $387K | +0.8% | #59 of 538 |
| 2Oxford, MS | 73 | 77 | 32.0 | $286K | +5.3% | #63 of 538 |
| 3Picayune, MS | 64 | 84 | 38.4 | $250K | +5.6% | #141 of 538 |
| 4Greenwood, MS | 55 | 35 | 24.2 | $306K | −8.8% | #214 of 538 |
| 5Brookhaven, MS | 46 | 45 | 34.2 | $263K | +0.5% | #312 of 538 |
| 6Clarksdale, MS | 44 | 22 | 26.2 | $256K | −6.5% | #330 of 538 |
| 7McComb, MS | 40 | 76 | 37.4 | $226K | −2.6% | #375 of 538 |
| 8Laurel, MS | 40 | 127 | 40.2 | $213K | −1.5% | #378 of 538 |
| 9Cleveland, MS | 33 | 39 | 32.7 | $228K | −8.3% | #426 of 538 |
| 10Corinth, MS | 33 | 61 | 42.2 | $201K | −0.5% | #430 of 538 |
| 16Natchez, MS-LA | 20 | 90 | 43.4 | $182K | −0.9% | #508 of 538 |
Other business types in the Natchez area
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 care20
- Auto repair shops20
- Collision repair and body shops13
- Car washes and detailing40
- Tire shops23
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations21
- Insurance agencies35
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 the Natchez, MS-LA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 90 auto repair and car care businesses in the Natchez area. 24 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 35 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 26.9% from 2019. Another 85 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Natchez, MS-LA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16.3M a year, or $788 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 90 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $182K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,736 households in the Natchez area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Natchez, MS-LA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Natchez area has 43.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $182K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Natchez area would have about 61, against 90 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 592 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Natchez, MS-LA area growing?
Population estimates put the Natchez area at 54,722 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,736 households. The median household income in the Natchez area is $42,104 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Natchez area scores 20 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #508 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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