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Auto repair and car care businesses in Dickson County, TN
The auto repair and car care businesses in Dickson County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #762 of 2,401 scored counties
#55 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 92
- 18 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +41.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,105 a household
- Spending per listing
- $261K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.3
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,662
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 92 auto repair and car care businesses in Dickson County. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 20%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 42.3 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,105 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in Dickson County spend about $24M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $261K per business, 3% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Dickson County in 2023, up 41.7% from 2019. That is one for every 640 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 82 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $345K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Dickson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Dickson County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Dickson County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #762 of 2,401 scored counties and #55 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Dickson 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 | Dickson County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.3 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $261K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 640 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +41.7% | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,105 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,003 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 34+41.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 187
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 82Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9218 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $345K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Dickson 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 Dickson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,662+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 21,757
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 490 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 114
- Median household income
- $75,003+41.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,770
- Median home value
- $306,400
- Jobs located here
- 18,582
- Daytime population
- 47,503Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Dickson County marked.
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 |
| 55Dickson County, TN | 60 | 92 | 42.3 | $261K | +7.7% | #762 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Dickson 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 care60
- Auto repair shops64
- Collision repair and body shops74
- Car washes and detailing67
- Tire shops58
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations60
- Insurance agencies78
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 Dickson County, TN?
There are 92 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Dickson County as of September 2026. 18 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 41.7% from 2019. Another 82 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dickson County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24M a year, or $1,105 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $261K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,757 households in Dickson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dickson County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Dickson County has 42.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $261K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Dickson County would have about 90, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 640 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 41.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Dickson County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Dickson County at 58,662 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,757 households. Median household income in Dickson County is $75,003, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.3%, 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. Dickson County scores 60 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #762 of 2,401 scored counties.
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