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Auto repair and car care businesses in Sampson County, NC
How Sampson 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,688 of 2,401 scored counties
#78 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 106
- 26 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $21M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $972 a household
- Spending per listing
- $198K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.1
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 61,504
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 106 auto repair and car care businesses in Sampson County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 49.1 per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Sampson County spend about $21M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $972 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $198K of household spending for each business on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Sampson County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 655 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 107 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Sampson County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Sampson County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,688 of 2,401 scored counties and #78 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Sampson 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 | Sampson County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.1 | 36.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $198K | $256K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 655 | 702 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +3.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $972 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,432 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 330.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 107
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 107Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10626 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 78The 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 Sampson 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 Sampson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 61,504+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 21,607
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 946 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $52,432+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,124
- Median home value
- $150,700
- Jobs located here
- 18,057
- Daytime population
- 51,988Residents 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 |
| 78Sampson County, NC | 40 | 106 | 49.1 | $198K | +4.1% | #1,688 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Sampson 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 care40
- Auto repair shops41
- Collision repair and body shops55
- Car washes and detailing42
- Tire shops39
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations55
- Insurance agencies78
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 Sampson County, NC?
There are 106 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Sampson County as of September 2026. 26 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 107 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Sampson County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $21M a year, or $972 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 106 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $198K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,607 households in Sampson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sampson County, NC compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Sampson County has 49.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $198K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Sampson County would have about 78, against 106 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 655 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Sampson County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Sampson County at 61,504 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,607 households. Median household income in Sampson County is $52,432, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Sampson County scores 40 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,688 of 2,401 scored counties.
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