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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Sumter, SC metro area
How the Sumter, SC metro area compares with other metro areas 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #274 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 153
- 41 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- −6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $858 a household
- Spending per listing
- $231K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.2
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 105,067
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 153 auto repair and car care businesses in the Sumter metro area. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 37.2 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in the Sumter metro area spend about $35.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $858 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 153 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $231K per business, 14% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 43 businesses with payroll in the Sumter metro area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 955 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 179 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sumter metro area declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Sumter metro area scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #274 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.
How the Sumter 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 | Sumter metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.2 | 35.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $231K | $256K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 955 | 760 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.5% | +8.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $858 | $907 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,693 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43−6.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 321
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 179Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15341 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 131The 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 Sumter 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 Sumter metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 105,067−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 41,083
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 665 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 157
- Median household income
- $56,693
- Average household income
- $74,835
- Median home value
- $165,300
- Jobs located here
- 37,301
- Daytime population
- 101,774Residents 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 Sumter 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 Sumter 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 shops47
- Collision repair and body shops31
- Car washes and detailing14
- Tire shops14
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations23
- Insurance agencies76
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 Sumter, SC metro area?
The Sumter metro area has 153 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 41 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 6.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 179 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Sumter, SC metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $35.3M a year, or $858 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 153 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $231K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,083 households in the Sumter metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sumter, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Sumter metro area has 37.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $231K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Sumter metro area would have about 131, against 153 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 955 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sumter, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sumter metro area at 105,067 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,083 households. Median household income in the Sumter metro area is $56,693, 30% 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 Sumter metro area scores 40 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #274 of 387 scored metro areas.
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