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Auto repair and car care businesses in Wilkinson County, MS

How Wilkinson 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

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $628 a household
Spending per listing
$286K
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.0
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,582
−11.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $628 per household (34% below the U.S. average), households in Wilkinson County spend about $2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $286K of household spending for each business on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

Wilkinson County has 7 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 22.0 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Wilkinson County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Wilkinson County declined 11.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Wilkinson 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.

Auto repair and car care in Wilkinson County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureWilkinson CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.037.335.7
Spending per listing$286K$238K$269K
Households per official establishmentn/a731681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−11.0%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$628$890$958
Median household income$35,311$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored32

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
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,582−11.0% since 2020
Households
3,185
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
678 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$35,311
Average household income
$50,587
Median home value
$90,000
Jobs located here
1,449
Daytime population
6,975Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Wilkinson County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tate County, MS782724.5$424K+2.1%#158 of 2,401
2Marshall County, MS743828.8$348K+2.6%#252 of 2,401
3Madison County, MS7310924.8$391K+6.5%#265 of 2,401
4Hancock County, MS705527.2$342K+1.6%#361 of 2,401
5Oktibbeha County, MS684118.8$460K+0.4%#412 of 2,401
6Newton County, MS652228.5$334K−1.4%#528 of 2,401
7Walthall County, MS641324.6$395K+0.4%#562 of 2,401
8George County, MS613840.9$233K+8.1%#716 of 2,401
9DeSoto County, MS6026537.3$277K+6.3%#750 of 2,401
10Yalobusha County, MS591020.0$451K−0.5%#763 of 2,401
Wilkinson County, MSNot scored722.0$286K−11.0%

Other business types in Wilkinson County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Wilkinson County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 auto repair and car care businesses in Wilkinson County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. 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 Wilkinson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Wilkinson County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $2M a year, or $628 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $286K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,185 households in Wilkinson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Wilkinson County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Wilkinson County has 22.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $286K, 6% above 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.

How fast is Wilkinson County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Wilkinson County at 7,582 people in 2025, down 11.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,185 households. The median household income in Wilkinson County is $35,311 a year, 56% 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. 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Wilkinson County

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