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Auto repair and car care businesses in Pickens County, SC
How Pickens County, SC compares with other counties 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,010 of 2,401 scored counties
#22 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 203
- 52 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 68
- +15.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $50.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $957 a household
- Spending per listing
- $247K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.7
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 139,198
- +5.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Pickens County comes to about $50.2M a year: $957 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $247K of household spending for each business on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 203 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Pickens County as of September 2026. Of those, 52 are chain locations, or 26%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 38.7 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pickens County in 2023, up 15.3% from 2019. That is one for every 771 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 150 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $700K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pickens County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pickens County grew 5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Pickens County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,010 of 2,401 scored counties and #22 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Pickens 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 | Pickens County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.7 | 35.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $247K | $256K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 771 | 760 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.3% | +8.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $957 | $907 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,064 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 59 → 68+15.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 315
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 150Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20352 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 187The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $700K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pickens 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 Pickens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 139,198+5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 52,414
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 497 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 271
- Median household income
- $61,064+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,979
- Median home value
- $231,900
- Jobs located here
- 40,063
- Daytime population
- 119,682Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Pickens County marked.
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 |
| 22Pickens County, SC | 55 | 203 | 38.7 | $247K | +5.7% | #1,010 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Pickens 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 care55
- Auto repair shops50
- Collision repair and body shops77
- Car washes and detailing64
- Tire shops64
- Oil change and quick lube38
- Gas stations82
- Insurance agencies81
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 Pickens County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 203 auto repair and car care businesses in Pickens County. 52 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 15.3% from 2019. Another 150 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pickens County, SC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $50.2M 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 203 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $247K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,414 households in Pickens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pickens County, SC compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Pickens County has 38.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $247K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Pickens County would have about 187, against 203 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 771 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Pickens County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Pickens County at 139,198 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,414 households. The median household income in Pickens County is $61,064 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Pickens County scores 55 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,010 of 2,401 scored counties.
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