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Auto repair and car care businesses in Pitt County, NC
How Pitt 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,099 of 2,401 scored counties
#46 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 243
- 76 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 83
- −9.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $61.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $252K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.6
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 182,936
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 243 auto repair and car care businesses in Pitt County. 76 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 32.6 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Pitt County comes to about $61.2M a year: $821 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $252K per business, 6% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pitt County was 83 in 2023, down 9.8% from 2019. That is one for every 898 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 153 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $6M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pitt County.
Population estimates put the population change in Pitt County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Pitt County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #1,099 of 2,401 scored counties and #46 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Pitt 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 | Pitt County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.6 | 36.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $252K | $256K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 898 | 702 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.8% | +3.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $821 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,188 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 92 → 83−9.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 496
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 153Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24376 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 228The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pitt 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 Pitt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 182,936+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 74,533
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 652 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 272
- Median household income
- $58,188+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,802
- Median home value
- $208,900
- Jobs located here
- 82,213
- Daytime population
- 183,443Residents 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 Pitt 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 |
| 46Pitt County, NC | 53 | 243 | 32.6 | $252K | +5.4% | #1,099 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Pitt 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 care53
- Auto repair shops47
- Collision repair and body shops42
- Car washes and detailing64
- Tire shops50
- Oil change and quick lube46
- Gas stations66
- Insurance agencies59
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 Pitt County, NC?
Pitt County has 243 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 76 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 9.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 153 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pitt County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $61.2M a year, or $821 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 243 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $252K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,533 households in Pitt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pitt County, NC compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Pitt County has 32.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $252K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Pitt County would have about 228, against 243 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 898 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Pitt County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Pitt County at 182,936 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,533 households. Median household income in Pitt County is $58,188, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. Pitt County scores 53 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,099 of 2,401 scored counties.
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