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Auto repair and car care businesses in Hamblen County, TN
How Hamblen 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,483 of 2,401 scored counties
#73 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 110
- 28 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- +5.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $928 a household
- Spending per listing
- $221K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.1
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,843
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 110 auto repair and car care businesses in Hamblen County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 42.1 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Hamblen County spend about $24.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $928 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $221K of household spending for each business on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hamblen County was 40 in 2023, up 5.3% from 2019. That is one for every 654 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 58 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $300K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hamblen County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hamblen County grew 6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Hamblen County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,483 of 2,401 scored counties and #73 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Hamblen 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 | Hamblen County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.1 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $221K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 654 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.3% | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $928 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,454 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 40+5.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 230
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 58Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11028 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
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hamblen 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 Hamblen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,843+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 26,146
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 161 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 407
- Median household income
- $55,454+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,590
- Median home value
- $210,900
- Jobs located here
- 33,638
- Daytime population
- 72,283Residents 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 |
| 73Hamblen County, TN | 44 | 110 | 42.1 | $221K | +6.7% | #1,483 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Hamblen 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 care44
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing36
- Tire shops51
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations52
- Insurance agencies63
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 Hamblen County, TN?
Hamblen County has 110 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 28 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 5.3% from 2019. Another 58 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hamblen County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.3M a year, or $928 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 110 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $221K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,146 households in Hamblen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamblen County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Hamblen County has 42.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 18% 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, Hamblen County would have about 90, against 110 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 654 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Hamblen County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Hamblen County at 68,843 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,146 households. Median household income in Hamblen County is $55,454, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Hamblen County scores 44 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,483 of 2,401 scored counties.
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