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Auto repair and car care businesses in Davidson County, TN
How Davidson County, TN 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,044 of 2,401 scored counties
#64 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 1,042
- 316 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 371
- +2.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $271.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $836 a household
- Spending per listing
- $261K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.1
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 745,904
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Davidson County comes to about $271.6M a year: $836 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $261K of household spending for each business on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Davidson County has 1,042 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 32.1 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Davidson County was 371 in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 876 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 613 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $9M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Davidson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Davidson County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Davidson County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,044 of 2,401 scored counties and #64 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Davidson County 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 | Davidson County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.1 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $261K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 876 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.8% | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $836 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $77,853 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 361 → 371+2.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,032
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $152.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 613Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,042316 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,011The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Davidson 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 Davidson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 745,904+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 324,907
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,421
- Median household income
- $77,853+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,747
- Median home value
- $417,400
- Jobs located here
- 594,502
- Daytime population
- 954,372Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Williamson County, TN | 88 | 227 | 24.6 | $464K | +9.0% | #30 of 2,401 |
| 2Fayette County, TN | 85 | 51 | 29.6 | $370K | +7.7% | #56 of 2,401 |
| 3Morgan County, TN | 84 | 11 | 15.3 | $696K | +5.3% | #60 of 2,401 |
| 4Loudon County, TN | 84 | 78 | 32.4 | $341K | +15.6% | #68 of 2,401 |
| 5Polk County, TN | 84 | 25 | 33.7 | $332K | +5.9% | #70 of 2,401 |
| 6Jackson County, TN | 83 | 6 | 12.5 | $802K | +7.1% | #72 of 2,401 |
| 7Bledsoe County, TN | 83 | 11 | 22.6 | $466K | +6.5% | #77 of 2,401 |
| 8Grainger County, TN | 82 | 19 | 19.7 | $516K | +9.2% | #90 of 2,401 |
| 9Union County, TN | 82 | 26 | 32.8 | $333K | +8.1% | #97 of 2,401 |
| 10Cheatham County, TN | 80 | 53 | 32.6 | $348K | +4.1% | #128 of 2,401 |
| 64Davidson County, TN | 54 | 1,042 | 32.1 | $261K | +4.2% | #1,044 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Davidson 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 care54
- Auto repair shops54
- Collision repair and body shops68
- Car washes and detailing58
- Tire shops42
- Oil change and quick lube44
- Gas stations67
- Insurance agencies50
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 Davidson County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,042 auto repair and car care businesses in Davidson County. 316 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 371 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 613 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Davidson County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $271.6M a year, or $836 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,042 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $261K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 324,907 households in Davidson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Davidson County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Davidson County has 32.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $261K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Davidson County would have about 1,011, against 1,042 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 876 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Davidson County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Davidson County at 745,904 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 324,907 households. The median household income in Davidson County is $77,853 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Davidson County scores 54 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,044 of 2,401 scored counties.
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