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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area
How the Clarksville, TN-KY 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #98 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 433
- 122 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 161
- +13.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $115.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $927 a household
- Spending per listing
- $267K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.7
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 349,001
- +8.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 433 auto repair and car care businesses in the Clarksville metro area. 122 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.7, 3% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $927 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in the Clarksville metro area spend about $115.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 433 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $267K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 161 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Clarksville metro area in 2023, up 13.5% from 2019. That is one for every 776 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 339 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Clarksville metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Clarksville metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +8.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Clarksville metro area scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #98 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.
How the Clarksville metro area compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Clarksville metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.7 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $267K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 776 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.5% | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $927 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,967 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 161+13.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,135
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $50.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 339Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 433122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 431The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Clarksville 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 Clarksville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 349,001+8.5% since 2020
- Households
- 124,867
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,158 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 155
- Median household income
- $68,967+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,173
- Median home value
- $253,300
- Jobs located here
- 93,447
- Daytime population
- 310,494Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Tennessee for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Clarksville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 73 | 2,744 | 33.1 | $294K | +8.7% | #41 of 387 |
| 2Knoxville, TN | 72 | 1,252 | 33.1 | $293K | +6.9% | #45 of 387 |
| 3Johnson City, TN | 69 | 290 | 32.6 | $286K | +4.3% | #63 of 387 |
| 4Cleveland, TN | 67 | 194 | 38.8 | $258K | +6.1% | #75 of 387 |
| 5Morristown, TN | 64 | 170 | 35.4 | $273K | +7.9% | #93 of 387 |
| 6Clarksville, TN-KY | 63 | 433 | 34.7 | $267K | +8.5% | #98 of 387 |
| 7Chattanooga, TN-GA | 63 | 832 | 36.0 | $263K | +5.3% | #99 of 387 |
| 8Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 58 | 462 | 35.3 | $265K | +2.3% | #138 of 387 |
| 9Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 47 | 1,788 | 34.2 | $255K | −0.3% | #230 of 387 |
| 10Jackson, TN | 31 | 272 | 37.5 | $235K | +2.2% | #325 of 387 |
Other business types in the Clarksville 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 care63
- Auto repair shops64
- Collision repair and body shops57
- Car washes and detailing46
- Tire shops56
- Oil change and quick lube44
- Gas stations59
- Insurance agencies94
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 Clarksville, TN-KY metro area?
There are 433 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Clarksville metro area as of September 2026. 122 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 161 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 13.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 339 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $115.8M a year, or $927 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 433 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $267K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 124,867 households in the Clarksville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Clarksville metro area has 34.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $267K, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Clarksville metro area would have about 431, against 433 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 776 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Clarksville metro area at 349,001 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 124,867 households. Median household income in the Clarksville metro area is $68,967, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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. The Clarksville metro area scores 63 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #98 of 387 scored metro areas.
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