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Auto repair and car care businesses in Colleton County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Colleton County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #846 of 2,401 scored counties
#16 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 51
- 13 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $869 a household
- Spending per listing
- $280K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.1
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,382
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 51 auto repair and car care businesses in Colleton County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.1, 13% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Colleton County comes to about $14.3M a year: $869 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 51 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $280K per business, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Colleton County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 1,172 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 69 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Colleton County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Colleton County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #846 of 2,401 scored counties and #16 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Colleton 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 | Colleton County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.1 | 35.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $280K | $256K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,172 | 760 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $869 | $907 | $958 |
| Median household income | $51,114 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 60
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 69Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The 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 Colleton 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 Colleton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,382+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 16,408
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,057 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $51,114+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,687
- Median home value
- $162,500
- Jobs located here
- 9,831
- Daytime population
- 32,639Residents 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 |
| 16Colleton County, SC | 58 | 51 | 31.1 | $280K | +2.2% | #846 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Colleton 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 care58
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing55
- Tire shops36
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations26
- Insurance agencies56
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 Colleton County, SC?
Colleton County has 51 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 13 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 14 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 69 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Colleton County, SC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14.3M a year, or $869 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $280K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,408 households in Colleton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Colleton County, SC compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Colleton County has 31.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $280K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Colleton County would have about 53, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,172 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Colleton County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Colleton County at 39,382 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,408 households. Median household income in Colleton County is $51,114, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.7%, 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. Colleton County scores 58 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #846 of 2,401 scored counties.
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