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Auto repair and car care businesses in Surry County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Surry County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,894 of 2,401 scored counties
#86 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 149
- 34 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- +11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $30.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,014 a household
- Spending per listing
- $203K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.9
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,287
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Surry County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,894 of 2,401 scored counties and #86 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Surry County comes to about $30.3M a year: $1,014 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 149 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $203K per business, 24% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Surry County has 149 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 34 are chain locations, or 23%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 49.9, 40% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Surry County was 50 in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 597 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.4M has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Surry County. Population estimates put the population change in Surry County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Surry 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 | Surry County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.9 | 36.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $203K | $256K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 597 | 702 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.1% | +3.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,014 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,656 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45 → 50+11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 257
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 163Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14934 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 113The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Surry 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 Surry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,287+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 29,869
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 533 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 134
- Median household income
- $55,656+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,579
- Median home value
- $177,600
- Jobs located here
- 28,742
- Daytime population
- 70,148Residents 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 Surry 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 |
| 86Surry County, NC | 34 | 149 | 49.9 | $203K | +1.3% | #1,894 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Surry 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 care34
- Auto repair shops37
- Collision repair and body shops41
- Car washes and detailing45
- Tire shops52
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations59
- Insurance agencies64
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 Surry County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 149 auto repair and car care businesses in Surry County. 34 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019. Official counts list 163 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Surry County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $30.3M a year, or $1,014 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 149 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $203K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,869 households in Surry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Surry County, NC compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Surry County has 49.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $203K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Surry County would have about 113, against 149 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 597 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Surry County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Surry County at 72,287 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,869 households. The median household income in Surry County is $55,656 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Surry County scores 34 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,894 of 2,401 scored counties.
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