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Auto repair and car care businesses in Edgefield County, SC
The auto repair and car care businesses in Edgefield County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #84 of 2,401 scored counties
#1 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 24
- 4 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,011 a household
- Spending per listing
- $412K
- 53% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.6
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,808
- +16.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Edgefield County is 83 (high), #84 of 2,401 scored counties and #1 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.
Households in Edgefield County spend about $9.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,011 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $412K per business, 53% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 24 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Edgefield County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 24.6 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Edgefield County in 2023. That is one for every 977 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Edgefield County from 2020 to 2025 at +16.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Edgefield 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 | Edgefield County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.6 | 35.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $412K | $256K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 977 | 760 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,011 | $907 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,029 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 45Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 244 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 Edgefield 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 Edgefield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,808+16.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,768
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 501 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $73,029+48.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,544
- Median home value
- $202,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,910
- Daytime population
- 21,597Residents 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 Edgefield 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 Edgefield County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 auto repair and car care businesses in Edgefield County. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 45 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Edgefield County, SC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.9M a year, or $1,011 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $412K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,768 households in Edgefield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Edgefield County, SC compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Edgefield County has 24.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $412K, 53% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Edgefield County would have about 37, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 977 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Edgefield County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Edgefield County at 29,808 people in 2025, up 16.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,768 households. The median household income in Edgefield County is $73,029 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 48.7% 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. Edgefield County scores 83 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #84 of 2,401 scored counties.
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