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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Spartanburg, SC metro area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Spartanburg, SC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #277 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 628
- 141 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 234
- +16.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $133.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $933 a household
- Spending per listing
- $213K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.8
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 407,656
- +14.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Spartanburg metro area comes to about $133.7M a year: $933 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $213K of household spending for each business on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 628 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Spartanburg metro area as of September 2026. 141 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 43.8 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 234 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Spartanburg metro area in 2023, up 16.4% from 2019. That is one for every 612 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 834 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $7.7M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Spartanburg metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Spartanburg metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +14.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Spartanburg metro area is 40 (lower middle), #277 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.
How the Spartanburg metro 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.
| Measure | Spartanburg metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.8 | 35.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $213K | $256K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 612 | 760 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.4% | +8.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $933 | $907 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,382 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 234+16.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,516
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $67.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 834Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 628141 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 498The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $7.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Spartanburg metro 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 Spartanburg metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 407,656+14.3% since 2020
- Households
- 143,283
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,322 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 283
- Median household income
- $64,382
- Average household income
- $85,260
- Median home value
- $225,000
- Jobs located here
- 167,419
- Daytime population
- 371,898Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in South Carolina for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Spartanburg metro area marked.
Top metro areas in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 75 | 271 | 28.4 | $313K | +12.0% | #29 of 387 |
| 2Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 71 | 1,034 | 30.8 | $297K | +10.7% | #49 of 387 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 60 | 804 | 34.7 | $265K | +4.7% | #126 of 387 |
| 3Columbia, SC | 57 | 1,167 | 34.4 | $262K | +6.0% | #146 of 387 |
| 4Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 54 | 1,467 | 38.2 | $244K | +9.0% | #174 of 387 |
| 5Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 52 | 565 | 35.6 | $237K | +20.9% | #194 of 387 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 51 | 4,137 | 38.4 | $248K | +10.1% | #201 of 387 |
| 6Sumter, SC | 40 | 153 | 37.2 | $231K | −0.3% | #274 of 387 |
| 7Spartanburg, SC | 40 | 628 | 43.8 | $213K | +14.3% | #277 of 387 |
| 8Florence, SC | 23 | 354 | 45.1 | $188K | +0.9% | #357 of 387 |
Other business types in the Spartanburg metro area
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 care40
- Auto repair shops45
- Collision repair and body shops44
- Car washes and detailing64
- Tire shops36
- Oil change and quick lube41
- Gas stations58
- Insurance agencies90
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 the Spartanburg, SC metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 628 auto repair and car care businesses in the Spartanburg metro area. 141 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 234 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 16.4% from 2019. Official counts list 834 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Spartanburg, SC metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $133.7M a year, or $933 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 628 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $213K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 143,283 households in the Spartanburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Spartanburg, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Spartanburg metro area has 43.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $213K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Spartanburg metro area would have about 498, against 628 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 612 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Spartanburg, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Spartanburg metro area at 407,656 people in 2025, up 14.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 143,283 households. The median household income in the Spartanburg metro area is $64,382 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Spartanburg metro area scores 40 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #277 of 387 scored metro areas.
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