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Auto repair and car care businesses in Burke County, NC
The auto repair and car care businesses in Burke County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #501 of 2,401 scored counties
#26 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 109
- 21 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- −6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $986 a household
- Spending per listing
- $329K
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.0
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,655
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Burke County comes to about $35.8M a year: $986 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $329K of household spending for each business on map listings, 22% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Burke County has 109 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.0, 16% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 43 businesses with payroll in Burke County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 844 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 133 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Burke County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Burke County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Burke County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #501 of 2,401 scored counties and #26 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Burke 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 | Burke County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.0 | 36.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $329K | $256K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 844 | 702 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.5% | +3.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $986 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,592 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 43−6.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 214
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 133Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10921 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 133The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Burke 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 Burke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,655+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 36,306
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 506 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 173
- Median household income
- $58,592+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,743
- Median home value
- $185,400
- Jobs located here
- 30,031
- Daytime population
- 80,329Residents 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 |
| 26Burke County, NC | 66 | 109 | 30.0 | $329K | +1.6% | #501 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Burke 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 care66
- Auto repair shops62
- Collision repair and body shops40
- Car washes and detailing65
- Tire shops39
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations68
- 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 Burke County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 109 auto repair and car care businesses in Burke County. 21 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 43 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 6.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 133 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Burke County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $35.8M a year, or $986 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 109 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $329K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,306 households in Burke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Burke County, NC compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Burke County has 30.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $329K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Burke County would have about 133, against 109 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 844 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Burke County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Burke County at 88,655 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 36,306 households. The median household income in Burke County is $58,592 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. 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. Burke County scores 66 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #501 of 2,401 scored counties.
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