Auto · Small-town market · North Carolina
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Boone, NC area
How the Boone, NC area compares with other small-town markets 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #208 of 538 scored small-town markets
#8 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 72
- 14 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $19.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $917 a household
- Spending per listing
- $270K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.0
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,786
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Boone area comes to about $19.4M a year: $917 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 72 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $270K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Boone area has 72 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 19%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 34.0 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in the Boone area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 684 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 47 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Boone area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Boone area is 56 (upper middle), #208 of 538 scored small-town markets and #8 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.
How the Boone area 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 | Boone area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.0 | 36.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $270K | $256K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 684 | 702 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +3.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $917 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $51,693 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 310.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 220
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 47Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The 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 the Boone area, 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 the Boone area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,786+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 21,198
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 312 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 176
- Median household income
- $51,693+8.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,665
- Median home value
- $358,900
- Jobs located here
- 24,062
- Daytime population
- 59,737Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Boone area marked.
Top small-town markets in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brevard, NC | 79 | 39 | 26.7 | $350K | +2.9% | #26 of 538 |
| 2Anderson Creek, NC | 72 | 180 | 36.1 | $281K | +12.3% | #69 of 538 |
| 3Morehead City, NC | 67 | 104 | 32.5 | $288K | +4.1% | #108 of 538 |
| 4Kill Devil Hills, NC | 64 | 63 | 37.4 | $277K | +3.3% | #137 of 538 |
| 5Marion, NC | 62 | 72 | 38.6 | $246K | +1.5% | #165 of 538 |
| 6Lumberton, NC | 59 | 160 | 37.1 | $241K | +3.4% | #190 of 538 |
| 7Waynesville, NC | 57 | 99 | 36.5 | $262K | +1.9% | #205 of 538 |
| 8Boone, NC | 56 | 72 | 34.0 | $270K | +0.6% | #208 of 538 |
| 9Laurinburg, NC | 55 | 40 | 31.8 | $264K | −0.3% | #219 of 538 |
| 10New Bern, NC | 53 | 193 | 36.8 | $243K | +3.6% | #238 of 538 |
Other business types in the Boone area
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 care56
- Auto repair shops65
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing40
- Tire shops32
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations79
- Insurance agencies80
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 the Boone, NC area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 72 auto repair and car care businesses in the Boone area. 14 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 47 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Boone, NC area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $19.4M a year, or $917 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $270K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,198 households in the Boone area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Boone, NC area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Boone area has 34.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 5% below 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 684 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Boone, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Boone area at 54,786 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,198 households. The median household income in the Boone area is $51,693 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 8.8% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Boone area scores 56 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #208 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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