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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Crossville, TN area

The auto repair and car care businesses in the Crossville, TN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #54 of 538 scored small-town markets
#5 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee

Listings
91
21 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
32
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$25.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $916 a household
Spending per listing
$284K
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.3
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,300
+8.0% 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

Households in the Crossville area spend about $25.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $916 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $284K per business, 6% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 91 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Crossville area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.3, 10% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Crossville area in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 881 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 93 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $75K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Crossville area.

Population estimates show the Crossville area grew 8.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, the Crossville area has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #54 of 538 scored small-town markets and #5 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Crossville 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.

Auto repair and car care in Crossville, TN area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureCrossville areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.334.735.7
Spending per listing$284K$272K$269K
Households per official establishment881829681
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+6.9%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$916$944$958
Median household income$60,375$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score7464

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
320.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
207
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
93Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9121 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
96The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$75K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Crossville 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 Crossville area

Population, 2025 estimate
66,300+8.0% since 2020
Households
28,195
Median age
51.4
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
681 sq. mi.
People per square mile
93
Median household income
$60,375+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,464
Median home value
$250,500
Jobs located here
19,273
Daytime population
60,554Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Tennessee

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

Top small-town markets in Tennessee

Small-town markets in Tennessee ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Winchester, TN825732.7$304K+6.4%#17 of 538
2Athens, TN829535.9$287K+8.2%#18 of 538
3Newport, TN794529.0$316K+5.1%#29 of 538
4Fayetteville, TN755436.4$287K+4.3%#46 of 538
5Crossville, TN749132.3$284K+8.0%#54 of 538
6Lewisburg, TN735943.3$242K+10.5%#64 of 538
7McMinnville, TN726238.3$256K+6.5%#72 of 538
8Greeneville, TN6910537.0$261K+5.0%#94 of 538
9Sevierville, TN6515839.2$255K+2.5%#124 of 538
10Cookeville, TN6522838.8$248K+7.6%#126 of 538

Other business types in the Crossville area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in the Crossville, TN area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 91 auto repair and car care businesses in the Crossville area. 21 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 93 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Crossville, TN area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $25.8M a year, or $916 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $284K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,195 households in the Crossville area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Crossville area has 32.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $284K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Crossville area would have about 96, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 881 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Crossville, TN area growing?

Population estimates put the Crossville area at 66,300 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,195 households. The median household income in the Crossville area is $60,375 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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 Crossville area scores 74 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #54 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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