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Auto repair and car care businesses in Walthall County, MS
How Walthall 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #562 of 2,401 scored counties
#7 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 13
- 5 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $970 a household
- Spending per listing
- $395K
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.6
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,928
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 auto repair and car care businesses in Walthall County. 5 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.6, 31% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $970 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Walthall County spend about $5.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $395K per business, 47% 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 Walthall County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Walthall County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Walthall County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #562 of 2,401 scored counties and #7 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Walthall 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 | Walthall County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.6 | 37.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $395K | $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 | +0.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $970 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $48,905 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 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
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 135 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Walthall 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 Walthall County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,928+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 5,290
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 404 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $48,905+58.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,139
- Median home value
- $126,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,347
- Daytime population
- 10,906Residents 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 |
Other business types in Walthall 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 Walthall County, MS?
Walthall County has 13 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 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 Walthall County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Walthall County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.1M a year, or $970 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $395K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,290 households in Walthall County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walthall County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Walthall County has 24.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $395K, 47% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Walthall County would have about 19, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Walthall County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Walthall County at 13,928 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,290 households. Median household income in Walthall County is $48,905, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 58.0%, 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. Walthall County scores 64 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #562 of 2,401 scored counties.
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