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Auto repair and car care businesses in Humphreys County, TN

How Humphreys 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #397 of 2,401 scored counties
#30 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
26
10 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,042 a household
Spending per listing
$290K
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
35.9
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,646
+3.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 auto repair and car care businesses in Humphreys County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 38%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 35.9 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $1,042 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Humphreys County spend about $7.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $290K per business, 8% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Humphreys County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 1,034 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 26 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Humphreys County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Humphreys County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #397 of 2,401 scored counties and #30 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Humphreys 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.

Auto repair and car care in Humphreys County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureHumphreys CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households35.934.735.7
Spending per listing$290K$272K$269K
Households per official establishment1,034829681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.9%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,042$944$958
Median household income$60,616$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score6964

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 7
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$878K
One-person businesses, 2023
26Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2610 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Humphreys 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 Humphreys County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,646+3.4% since 2020
Households
7,241
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
531 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$60,616+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,659
Median home value
$193,400
Jobs located here
5,842
Daytime population
17,857Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Humphreys County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Williamson County, TN8822724.6$464K+9.0%#30 of 2,401
2Fayette County, TN855129.6$370K+7.7%#56 of 2,401
3Morgan County, TN841115.3$696K+5.3%#60 of 2,401
4Loudon County, TN847832.4$341K+15.6%#68 of 2,401
5Polk County, TN842533.7$332K+5.9%#70 of 2,401
6Jackson County, TN83612.5$802K+7.1%#72 of 2,401
7Bledsoe County, TN831122.6$466K+6.5%#77 of 2,401
8Grainger County, TN821919.7$516K+9.2%#90 of 2,401
9Union County, TN822632.8$333K+8.1%#97 of 2,401
10Cheatham County, TN805332.6$348K+4.1%#128 of 2,401
30Humphreys County, TN692635.9$290K+3.4%#397 of 2,401

Other business types in Humphreys County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Humphreys County, TN?

Humphreys County has 26 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Humphreys County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $7.5M a year, or $1,042 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $290K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,241 households in Humphreys County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Humphreys County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Humphreys County has 35.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $290K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Humphreys County would have about 28, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,034 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Humphreys County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Humphreys County at 19,646 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,241 households. Median household income in Humphreys County is $60,616, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.7%, 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. Humphreys County scores 69 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #397 of 2,401 scored counties.

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