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Auto repair and car care businesses in Smith County, MS
The auto repair and car care businesses in Smith County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,538 of 2,401 scored counties
#28 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 16
- 6 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $855 a household
- Spending per listing
- $299K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.6
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,991
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 auto repair and car care businesses in Smith County. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 28.6 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Smith County comes to about $4.8M a year: $855 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $299K per business, 11% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Smith County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Smith County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Smith County is 42 (lower middle), #1,538 of 2,401 scored counties and #28 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Smith 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 | Smith County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.6 | 37.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $299K | $238K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 731 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $855 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,916 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 166 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Smith 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 Smith County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,991−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 5,592
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 636 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $60,916+41.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,047
- Median home value
- $112,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,109
- Daytime population
- 10,403Residents 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 Smith 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 |
| 28Smith County, MS | 42 | 16 | 28.6 | $299K | −1.5% | #1,538 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Smith 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 Smith County, MS?
Smith County has 16 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Smith County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Smith County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.8M a year, or $855 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $299K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,592 households in Smith County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Smith County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Smith County has 28.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $299K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Smith County would have about 18, against 16 on map listings.
How fast is Smith County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Smith County at 13,991 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,592 households. Median household income in Smith County is $60,916, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.3%, 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. Smith County scores 42 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,538 of 2,401 scored counties.
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