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Auto repair and car care businesses in Gates County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Gates County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #523 of 2,401 scored counties
#27 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,062 a household
- Spending per listing
- $371K
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.6
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,234
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 auto repair and car care businesses in Gates County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.6, 20% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Gates County spend about $4.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,062 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $371K of household spending for each business on map listings, 38% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Gates County in 2023. That is one for every 838 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $711K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Gates County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gates County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, Gates County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #523 of 2,401 scored counties and #27 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Gates 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 | Gates County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.6 | 36.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $371K | $256K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 838 | 702 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,062 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,333 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $502K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $711K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Gates 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 Gates County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,234−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,192
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 341 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $66,333+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,387
- Median home value
- $170,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,439
- Daytime population
- 7,594Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Gates County marked.
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 |
| 27Gates County, NC | 65 | 12 | 28.6 | $371K | −2.1% | #523 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Gates County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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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 Gates County, NC?
Gates County has 12 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gates County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.5M a year, or $1,062 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $371K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,192 households in Gates County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gates County, NC compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Gates County has 28.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $371K, 38% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Gates County would have about 17, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 838 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Gates County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Gates County at 10,234 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,192 households. Median household income in Gates County is $66,333, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Gates County scores 65 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #523 of 2,401 scored counties.
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