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Auto repair and car care businesses in Lenoir County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Lenoir County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,288 of 2,401 scored counties
#95 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 109
- 23 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- +7.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $19.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $834 a household
- Spending per listing
- $179K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 55,837
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Lenoir County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #2,288 of 2,401 scored counties and #95 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 109 auto repair and car care businesses in Lenoir County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 46.7, 31% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $834 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Lenoir County spend about $19.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 109 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $179K per business, 33% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Lenoir County in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 508 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Lenoir County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lenoir 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 | Lenoir County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.7 | 36.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $179K | $256K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 508 | 702 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.0% | +3.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $834 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $45,143 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 46+7.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 219
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 91Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10923 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The 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 Lenoir 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 Lenoir County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 55,837+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 23,351
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 399 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $45,143+14.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,291
- Median home value
- $120,500
- Jobs located here
- 29,615
- Daytime population
- 59,853Residents 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 |
| 95Lenoir County, NC | 19 | 109 | 46.7 | $179K | +1.4% | #2,288 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Lenoir 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 care19
- Auto repair shops21
- Collision repair and body shops34
- Car washes and detailing51
- Tire shops19
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations34
- Insurance agencies51
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 Lenoir County, NC?
Lenoir County has 109 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 91 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lenoir County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $19.5M a year, or $834 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 109 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $179K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,351 households in Lenoir County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lenoir County, NC compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Lenoir County has 46.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $179K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Lenoir County would have about 73, against 109 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 508 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lenoir County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Lenoir County at 55,837 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,351 households. Median household income in Lenoir County is $45,143, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.6%, 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. Lenoir County scores 19 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,288 of 2,401 scored counties.
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