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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Orangeburg, SC area

How the Orangeburg, SC area compares with other small-town markets 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #441 of 538 scored small-town markets
#6 of 6 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina

Listings
136
40 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
47
−4.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$27.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $826 a household
Spending per listing
$201K
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
41.1
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,177
−0.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Orangeburg area is 32 (lower middle), #441 of 538 scored small-town markets and #6 of 6 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Households in the Orangeburg area spend about $27.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $826 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $201K of household spending for each business on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

The Orangeburg area has 136 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 40 are chain locations, or 29%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 41.1 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 47 businesses with payroll in the Orangeburg area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 4.1% from 2019. That is one for every 704 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Orangeburg area declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Orangeburg area 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.

Auto repair and car care in Orangeburg, SC area compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureOrangeburg areaSouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households41.135.535.7
Spending per listing$201K$256K$269K
Households per official establishment704760681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.1%+8.6%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$826$907$958
Median household income$45,675$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score3256

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
47−4.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
274
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
122Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
13640 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
102The 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 the Orangeburg area, 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 the Orangeburg area

Population, 2025 estimate
83,177−0.9% since 2020
Households
33,077
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,106 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$45,675+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,628
Median home value
$115,800
Jobs located here
28,236
Daytime population
72,707Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in South Carolina for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with the Orangeburg area marked.

Top small-town markets in South Carolina

Small-town markets in South Carolina ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Murrells Inlet, SC747828.8$319K+3.8%#50 of 538
2Seneca, SC7411533.3$294K+6.3%#52 of 538
3Greenwood, SC5513535.9$239K+1.7%#222 of 538
4Newberry, SC496643.1$219K+4.8%#284 of 538
5Gaffney, SC428739.4$227K+3.7%#351 of 538
6Orangeburg, SC3213641.1$201K−0.9%#441 of 538

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Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in the Orangeburg, SC area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 136 auto repair and car care businesses in the Orangeburg area. 40 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 4.1% from 2019. Official counts list 122 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Orangeburg, SC area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $27.3M a year, or $826 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 136 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $201K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,077 households in the Orangeburg area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Orangeburg, SC area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

The Orangeburg area has 41.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $201K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Orangeburg area would have about 102, against 136 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 704 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Orangeburg, SC area growing?

Population estimates put the Orangeburg area at 83,177 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,077 households. The median household income in the Orangeburg area is $45,675 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Orangeburg area scores 32 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #441 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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