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Auto repair and car care businesses in Bladen County, NC
The auto repair and car care businesses in Bladen County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #423 of 2,401 scored counties
#23 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 33
- 5 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $987 a household
- Spending per listing
- $354K
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.9
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,007
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 auto repair and car care businesses in Bladen County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 27.9 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $987 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Bladen County spend about $11.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $354K per business, 32% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Bladen County in 2023. That is one for every 910 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 64 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bladen County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bladen County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #423 of 2,401 scored counties and #23 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Bladen County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Bladen County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.9 | 36.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $354K | $256K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 910 | 702 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $987 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $42,422 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 64Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 335 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Bladen 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 Bladen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,007+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 11,824
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 875 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $42,422+17.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,070
- Median home value
- $135,100
- Jobs located here
- 13,683
- Daytime population
- 30,586Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Camden County, NC | 89 | 8 | 19.9 | $553K | +8.8% | #23 of 2,401 |
| 2Hoke County, NC | 85 | 39 | 20.3 | $481K | +9.0% | #50 of 2,401 |
| 3Brunswick County, NC | 83 | 176 | 25.5 | $377K | +26.5% | #88 of 2,401 |
| 4Madison County, NC | 82 | 23 | 27.6 | $367K | +5.9% | #93 of 2,401 |
| 5Orange County, NC | 79 | 100 | 17.4 | $538K | +6.1% | #136 of 2,401 |
| 6Perquimans County, NC | 79 | 11 | 19.6 | $484K | +3.6% | #139 of 2,401 |
| 7Chatham County, NC | 78 | 93 | 28.2 | $378K | +11.0% | #164 of 2,401 |
| 8Caswell County, NC | 77 | 24 | 27.2 | $391K | +0.4% | #182 of 2,401 |
| 9Pender County, NC | 76 | 74 | 29.3 | $352K | +19.0% | #204 of 2,401 |
| 10Polk County, NC | 76 | 26 | 29.0 | $336K | +6.0% | #208 of 2,401 |
| 23Bladen County, NC | 68 | 33 | 27.9 | $354K | +1.3% | #423 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Bladen County
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 care68
- Auto repair shops61
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing49
- Tire shops34
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations60
- Insurance agencies82
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 Bladen County, NC?
There are 33 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Bladen County as of September 2026. 5 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 64 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bladen County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.7M a year, or $987 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $354K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,824 households in Bladen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bladen County, NC compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Bladen County has 27.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $354K, 32% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Bladen County would have about 43, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 910 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Bladen County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Bladen County at 30,007 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,824 households. Median household income in Bladen County is $42,422, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.3%, 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. Bladen County scores 68 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #423 of 2,401 scored counties.
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