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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Greeneville, TN area
How the Greeneville, TN area compares with other small-town markets 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #94 of 538 scored small-town markets
#8 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 105
- 21 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +13.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $27.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $965 a household
- Spending per listing
- $261K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.0
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,831
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $965 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Greeneville area spend about $27.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $261K per business, 3% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Greeneville area has 105 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 37.0 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 34 businesses with payroll in the Greeneville area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 835 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 79 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $720K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Greeneville area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Greeneville area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Greeneville area is 69 (upper middle), #94 of 538 scored small-town markets and #8 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Greeneville 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 | Greeneville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.0 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $261K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 835 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.3% | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $965 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,194 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34+13.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 196
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 79Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10521 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 102The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $720K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Greeneville 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 Greeneville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,831+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 28,400
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 622 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $56,194+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,662
- Median home value
- $207,500
- Jobs located here
- 24,988
- Daytime population
- 68,418Residents 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 Greeneville 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 |
Other business types in the Greeneville 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 care69
- Auto repair shops72
- Collision repair and body shops73
- Car washes and detailing38
- Tire shops71
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations45
- Insurance agencies87
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 Greeneville, TN area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 105 auto repair and car care businesses in the Greeneville area. 21 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 13.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 79 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Greeneville, TN area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $27.4M a year, or $965 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 105 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $261K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,400 households in the Greeneville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Greeneville, TN area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Greeneville area has 37.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above 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, the Greeneville area would have about 102, against 105 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 835 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Greeneville, TN area growing?
Population estimates put the Greeneville area at 73,831 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,400 households. The median household income in the Greeneville area is $56,194 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. 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 Greeneville area scores 69 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #94 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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