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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Dyersburg, TN area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Dyersburg, TN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #401 of 538 scored small-town markets
#16 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 54
- 13 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $807 a household
- Spending per listing
- $221K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.6
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,320
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 54 auto repair and car care businesses in the Dyersburg area. 13 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 36.6 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in the Dyersburg area spend about $11.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $807 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $221K per business, 18% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in the Dyersburg area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 738 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 58 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Dyersburg area.
Population estimates show the Dyersburg area declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, the Dyersburg area has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #401 of 538 scored small-town markets and #16 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee.
How the Dyersburg 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 | Dyersburg area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.6 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $221K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 738 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $807 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,154 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20
- Employees, 2023
- 106
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 58Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5413 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Dyersburg 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 Dyersburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,320−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 14,769
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 512 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $58,154+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,907
- Median home value
- $166,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,590
- Daytime population
- 36,284Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Tennessee for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Dyersburg area marked.
Top small-town markets in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Winchester, TN | 82 | 57 | 32.7 | $304K | +6.4% | #17 of 538 |
| 2Athens, TN | 82 | 95 | 35.9 | $287K | +8.2% | #18 of 538 |
| 3Newport, TN | 79 | 45 | 29.0 | $316K | +5.1% | #29 of 538 |
| 4Fayetteville, TN | 75 | 54 | 36.4 | $287K | +4.3% | #46 of 538 |
| 5Crossville, TN | 74 | 91 | 32.3 | $284K | +8.0% | #54 of 538 |
| 6Lewisburg, TN | 73 | 59 | 43.3 | $242K | +10.5% | #64 of 538 |
| 7McMinnville, TN | 72 | 62 | 38.3 | $256K | +6.5% | #72 of 538 |
| 8Greeneville, TN | 69 | 105 | 37.0 | $261K | +5.0% | #94 of 538 |
| 9Sevierville, TN | 65 | 158 | 39.2 | $255K | +2.5% | #124 of 538 |
| 10Cookeville, TN | 65 | 228 | 38.8 | $248K | +7.6% | #126 of 538 |
| 16Dyersburg, TN | 37 | 54 | 36.6 | $221K | −1.1% | #401 of 538 |
Other business types in the Dyersburg 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 care37
- Auto repair shops46
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing27
- Tire shops27
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations32
- Insurance agencies38
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 Dyersburg, TN area?
There are 54 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Dyersburg area as of September 2026. 13 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 58 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Dyersburg, TN area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.9M a year, or $807 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $221K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,769 households in the Dyersburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Dyersburg, TN area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Dyersburg area has 36.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $221K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Dyersburg area would have about 44, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 738 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is the Dyersburg, TN area growing?
Population estimates put the Dyersburg area at 36,320 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,769 households. Median household income in the Dyersburg area is $58,154, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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 Dyersburg area scores 37 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #401 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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