Auto · County · Mississippi
Auto repair and car care businesses in Pontotoc County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Pontotoc County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #853 of 2,401 scored counties
#13 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 43
- 9 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $984 a household
- Spending per listing
- $270K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.4
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,096
- +2.9% since 2020
See the auto repair and car care businesses around any address in Pontotoc County
The site report maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Pontotoc County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
At $984 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Pontotoc County spend about $11.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $270K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 43 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Pontotoc County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 36.4, 2% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Pontotoc County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 788 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 81 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $175K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pontotoc County.
Population estimates show Pontotoc County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Pontotoc County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #853 of 2,401 scored counties and #13 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Pontotoc 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 | Pontotoc County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.4 | 37.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $270K | $238K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 788 | 731 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $984 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $51,484 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 81Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 439 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $175K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,096+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 11,819
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 498 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $51,484+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,266
- Median home value
- $157,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,251
- Daytime population
- 30,006Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Pontotoc County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Pontotoc County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardAuto repair and car care across Mississippi
Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Pontotoc 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 |
| 13Pontotoc County, MS | 58 | 43 | 36.4 | $270K | +2.9% | #853 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 43 auto repair and car care businesses in Pontotoc County. 9 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 81 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pontotoc County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.6M a year, or $984 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $270K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,819 households in Pontotoc County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pontotoc County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Pontotoc County has 36.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $270K, 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 788 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Pontotoc County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Pontotoc County at 32,096 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,819 households. The median household income in Pontotoc County is $51,484 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.0% 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. Pontotoc County scores 58 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #853 of 2,401 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Pontotoc County. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Pontotoc County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Pontotoc County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Pontotoc County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.