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Auto repair and car care businesses in Abbeville County, SC
The auto repair and car care businesses in Abbeville County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #176 of 2,401 scored counties
#3 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 20
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $957 a household
- Spending per listing
- $467K
- 74% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.5
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,836
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Abbeville County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #176 of 2,401 scored counties and #3 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 auto repair and car care businesses in Abbeville County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 10%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.5, 43% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Abbeville County comes to about $9.3M a year: $957 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $467K of household spending for each business on map listings, 74% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Abbeville County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,627 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show Abbeville County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Abbeville County compares
The same measures for South 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 | Abbeville County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.5 | 35.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $467K | $256K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,627 | 760 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $957 | $907 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,935 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $511K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 52Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 202 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Abbeville 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 Abbeville County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,836+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 9,762
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 491 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $52,935+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,228
- Median home value
- $178,800
- Jobs located here
- 5,595
- Daytime population
- 19,493Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Edgefield County, SC | 83 | 24 | 24.6 | $412K | +16.1% | #84 of 2,401 |
| 2Berkeley County, SC | 79 | 254 | 27.1 | $349K | +18.7% | #148 of 2,401 |
| 3Abbeville County, SC | 77 | 20 | 20.5 | $467K | +2.3% | #176 of 2,401 |
| 4Beaufort County, SC | 72 | 224 | 27.2 | $330K | +8.9% | #307 of 2,401 |
| 5Saluda County, SC | 71 | 24 | 31.3 | $324K | +4.1% | #342 of 2,401 |
| 6Aiken County, SC | 71 | 226 | 32.3 | $299K | +7.3% | #348 of 2,401 |
| 7Laurens County, SC | 70 | 84 | 31.2 | $299K | +6.2% | #369 of 2,401 |
| 8Calhoun County, SC | 68 | 16 | 25.9 | $400K | +0.6% | #417 of 2,401 |
| 9Fairfield County, SC | 65 | 22 | 24.6 | $374K | −2.6% | #522 of 2,401 |
| 10Oconee County, SC | 65 | 115 | 33.3 | $294K | +6.3% | #541 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Abbeville 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 Abbeville County, SC?
There are 20 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Abbeville County as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 52 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Abbeville County, SC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.3M a year, or $957 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $467K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,762 households in Abbeville County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Abbeville County, SC compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Abbeville County has 20.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $467K, 74% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Abbeville County would have about 35, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,627 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Abbeville County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Abbeville County at 24,836 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,762 households. Median household income in Abbeville County is $52,935, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.6%, 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. Abbeville County scores 77 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #176 of 2,401 scored counties.
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