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Auto repair and car care businesses in Mitchell County, NC
How Mitchell County, NC compares with other counties 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 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,214 of 2,401 scored counties
#94 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 32
- 6 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $934 a household
- Spending per listing
- $192K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.6
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,062
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Mitchell County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #2,214 of 2,401 scored counties and #94 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 auto repair and car care businesses in Mitchell County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 19%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 48.6 for every 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Mitchell County spend about $6.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $934 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 32 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $192K per business, 28% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Mitchell County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 471 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mitchell County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Mitchell 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 | Mitchell County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.6 | 36.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $192K | $256K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 471 | 702 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $934 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,602 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $856K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 326 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,062+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,587
- Median age
- 47.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 221 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $57,602+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,464
- Median home value
- $220,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,757
- Daytime population
- 13,884Residents 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 |
| 94Mitchell County, NC | 23 | 32 | 48.6 | $192K | +1.1% | #2,214 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Mitchell County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Mitchell County, NC?
Mitchell County has 32 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 6 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 14 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mitchell County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.2M a year, or $934 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $192K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,587 households in Mitchell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mitchell County, NC compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Mitchell County has 48.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $192K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Mitchell County would have about 23, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 471 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Mitchell County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Mitchell County at 15,062 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,587 households. Median household income in Mitchell County is $57,602, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. Mitchell County scores 23 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,214 of 2,401 scored counties.
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